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A company agreed to install technology to watch for the tiny plastic pellets.
Facilities that make wood pellets have a track record of catching on fire. So why are there plans to build several near Yosemite's tinderbox forests?
Grist shadowed a top White House official as she navigated the high-stakes conference — and Republican hijinks.
Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers in Australia have been slow to catch on.
As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay.
A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of U.S. cows is spreading. Can it be stopped?
Texas revamped its early warning system after a Hill Country flood killed 139 people last year. July's historic flood revealed what it accomplished — and what’s left to do.
Federal programs are a lifeline for farmers. Now many are questioning whether they can stay in business.
The Department of Energy is calling for "honest dialogue." It looks a lot like a playbook from the past.