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Cryptocurrency mines are being repurposed to power the AI boom, sparking a regional backlash.
It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all.
Trump promised boom times for the U.S. oil industry. They're laying off staff and reducing spending instead.
The unprecedented deal the Shoshone-Paiute struck with a Canadian gold company will test whether mining can align with Indigenous rights.
A new report documents how cities around the world are becoming more liveable and sustainable in the face of climate change.
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.
As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the conversation toward health harms, fossil fuels, and false solutions.
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.