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In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle.
An innovative new nonprofit called WHEN Justice is turning targeted litigation funding into a powerful tool for justice.
Though marketed as clean energy, industrial pellet plants are driving deforestation, worsening floods, and polluting rural counties.
Senators saved a network of ocean sensors from "supreme stupidity." But other cutting-edge efforts are running out of funding, too.
Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism."
Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.”
A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry.
It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
