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A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.
Record flooding pushed Michigan's dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.
Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life.
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
Similar programs across the country are also struggling.
To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.
Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.
The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again number two for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action.
