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The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat

Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.

Matt Simon Solutions July 16, 2024

A mobile FEMA information center in Fort Myers following Hurricane Ian in 2022.

FEMA to overhaul its disaster aid system after decades of criticism

The agency will offer upfront cash payments to disaster survivors and slash some of its infamous red tape.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather January 19, 2024

In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Arizona, with mountains in the background.

How states will keep fighting for climate progress under Trump

Trump calls climate change a hoax. But at the state level, the climate fight will continue — or even accelerate.

Matt Simon & Izzy Ross Solutions January 14, 2025

Three glass bottles, one of which holds red bubbles, attached to hoses sit on a windowsill.

Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaiian seaweed could change that.

Local businesses in Hawai’i are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.

Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat Solutions June 8, 2024

Deb Haaland poses for an AP photographer.

Deb Haaland, America’s first Native Cabinet secretary, considers her legacy

On the controversial Willow Project: "We did what needed to be done at the time."

Anita Hofschneider Indigenous Affairs January 13, 2025

A tractor approaches garden waste at a compost center in England

A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: Composting

A new study says the practice could slash landfill emissions by as much as 84 percent.

Max Graham Food May 15, 2023

An aerial view of a wildfire burning home along the beach

‘All hands on deck’: How Watch Duty keeps up with the California wildfires

While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them.

Boone Ashworth, WIRED Wildfires January 11, 2025

The global treaty to save the ozone layer has also slowed Arctic ice melt

That's because chemicals banned under the 1987 Montreal Protocol are also potent greenhouse gases.

Akielly Hu Science May 24, 2023

Back view photo of person holding protest sign that reads 'I hate commuting'

The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions.

Return-to-office mandates could be getting in the way of companies' climate goals.

Kate Yoder Economics April 30, 2024

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