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The feds move to speed up development of wind and solar on public land

A rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would cut leasing fees for those projects by 80 percent.

Akielly Hu Climate & Energy June 21, 2023

A car and market shop in floodwaters in Pajaro, California.

How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather March 15, 2023

Photo of dry, wilted sunflowers with dark clouds in the background

It’s near certain that the next 5 years will be the hottest yet

El Niño may push global temperatures past 1.5C, the World Meteorological Organization warned.

Kate Yoder Science May 17, 2023

This is an aerial shot of a flooded city neighborhood. The street is lined with white high-rise apartment buildings and the road is submerged in brown floodwater.

In Brazil, unprecedented flooding may force a political reckoning

“This is going to shake the mindsets of voters."

Zoya Teirstein Extreme Weather May 10, 2024

Steam rises from the smokestacks to fill the night sky above the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama.

These Supreme Court decisions just made it harder to solve climate change

Four key rulings limiting federal power will curtail the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies.

Akielly Hu Politics July 2, 2024

Alert fatigue: The phrase that defined our climate in 2024

From "carbon cowboys" to "snow loss cliff," these 10 terms captured the spirit of the hottest year yet.

Kate Yoder Culture December 17, 2024

A man in a blue shirt and red hat stands in a field with grasses and some small trees. He is pointing toward the tree line beyond the clearing.

Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?

Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.

Sarah Sax & Maurício Angelo Agriculture February 27, 2024

A group of women with headdresses and red face paint shout together

Ecuador voted to keep oil in the ground. Will it happen?

More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.

Katie Surma, Inside Climate News International August 24, 2024

How climate change is fueling alcohol-related hospitalizations

A new study in New York found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with temperatures.

Zoya Teirstein Health September 26, 2023

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