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A woman sits on a chair in the middle of a house torn apart by a tornado, a tree with broken branches in the background.

How climate change made the Mississippi tornadoes more likely

A new study explores the link between rising temperatures and more deadly tornadoes.

Siri Chilukuri Uncategorized March 30, 2023

A cyclist rides along a river in Minneapolis, Minnesota as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the city on June 27, 2023.

Climate change is undoing decades of progress on air quality

A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty."

Lois Parshley Health February 21, 2024

Wall Street’s biggest names are backing off their climate commitments

Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, announced that it is resigning from a global net-zero initiative.

Naveena Sadasivam Economics December 9, 2022

An oil pumpjack and industrial towers are silhouetted against a setting sun.

Texas sees ‘bonanza’ in carbon storage market

Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.

Elliott Woods, Capital and Main Energy November 11, 2023

The arms of a white man sitting in the driver's seat of a car holding a laptop

Tesla and Rivian signed a right-to-repair pact. Repair advocates are skeptical.

Despite a “landmark” agreement, automakers and the repair industry are still fighting over who controls car data.

Maddie Stone Transportation October 12, 2023

California regulator fines manufacturer for knowingly exposing workers to toxic chemical

Parter Medical Products was fined more than $800,000 for exposing its workers to dangerously high levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation March 30, 2023

Collage showing a hand holding a plastic bag, another hand crushing a bottle, the recycling symbol, and a petrochemical facility.

‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

Joseph Winters & Emily Sanders Accountability February 2, 2025

Firefighters mill around on a dirt road next to a red firetruck that says Volunteer on the side

New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires

New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.

Nathan Porceng, New York Focus Wildfires December 1, 2024

For the first time in a century, the US is raising fees for drilling on federal lands

The Biden administration's new proposal makes drilling for oil on public lands a lot more expensive.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation July 21, 2023

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