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A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.
Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities.
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.
Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.