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The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen in the distance, the World Trade Center glinting in the sunlight, with water and a bridge on which a person is walking in the foreground

Can cities ban natural gas in new buildings? A federal judge just said yes.

After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC's efforts to decarbonize its buildings.

Akielly Hu Buildings March 25, 2025

Trump’s EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change

The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.

Kate Yoder Politics July 30, 2025

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas

As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.

Naveena Sadasivam & Jake Bittle Energy February 9, 2026

An illustration of three people -- a woman with goats, a person with suspenders and a sun hat, and a woman in a blue dress near yellow plants -- under a darkening sky with moon and sunset

Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost

Farmers and fisherfolk across the world are shifting into nighttime work to escape perilous heat.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture December 10, 2024

How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain

Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.

Jake Bittle Science February 22, 2024

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These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin

Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?

Carrie Klein Buildings January 14, 2026

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In Trump’s new purge of climate language, even ‘resilience’ isn’t safe

"You really cannot address a problem that you can’t identify."

Kate Yoder Language March 11, 2025

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A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Zoya Teirstein Health April 22, 2026

Aerial View of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on the Mississippi River on a Summer Night

Inside New Orleans’ plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings

The city's climate goals include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035.

Tristan Baurick Buildings July 11, 2025

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