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A worker pulls on a rope to secure equipment at a wind turbine under construction at the Werder/Kassin RH2-WKA windpark in Germany. Another turbine rises in the background.

A ‘green backlash’ helped conservatives win in Germany. What happens now?

Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic policy focused on climate.

Saqib Rahim International May 7, 2025

Protesters stand behind banner that reads "Pay up for loss and damage"

How two $100 million pledges shook an ‘old world’ order at COP28

Developed countries have long been expected to pay up for their historical emissions. But now newly rich countries are stepping up, too.

Naveena Sadasivam COP28 December 10, 2023

An aerial shot of a river cutting through red rocks under a cloudy sky.

Western states opposed tribes’ access to the Colorado River 70 years ago. History is repeating itself.

Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water.

Mark Olalde, ProPublica & Anna V. Smith, High Country News Indigenous Affairs October 28, 2023

a kitten in a pink carrier rests on a green blanket

Kitten season is out of control. Are warmer winters to blame?

The trend is bad news for shelters and wildlife alike.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Science March 18, 2024

President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.

Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?

In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.

Katie Myers & Jake Bittle Energy January 19, 2026

Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks.’

As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.

Matt Simon Transportation July 9, 2024

Side view of California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaking at a podium, flanked by several men in suits.

California sues Exxon Mobil over ‘sham’ of plastics recycling

Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.”

Joseph Winters Accountability September 23, 2024

Photo of Nancy Pelosi signing a bill as people around her clap

Most Americans don’t know the country’s biggest climate law helps the climate

Two years on, the Inflation Reduction Act is seeing results — but not name recognition.

Kate Yoder Politics August 15, 2024

An aerial view of green and brown desert

Oak Flat is sacred to Western Apache. The Trump administration intends to approve a plan to destroy it.

The fate of Arizona’s proposed Resolution Copper mine rested with the federal courts, but the administration announced last week it would move to approve the project before their rulings.

Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News Indigenous Affairs April 23, 2025

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