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A new study shows that the poisoned water led to fetal deaths.
Floodwaters in two neighborhoods contained unsafe levels of E. coli and heavy metals.
Fighting pipeline construction, reaffirming commitments to the Paris accord, and suing the EPA were among many acts of defiance.
Maria is expected to grow stronger as it heads toward the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
In his own words: “It’s lit.”
Companies and nonprofits are restoring power while the island’s utility struggles to rebuild its devastated grid.
Without clouds to block sunlight, surface melt has accelerated.
The climate is changing entertainment, too.
Here are the best (and worst) U.S. cities on climate goals.