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A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.
Federal laws meant to protect land and wildlife are being misused to curb wind and solar development across the U.S.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
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.