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For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
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.
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.
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.
As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 277 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.