Mass transit systems are seeing more riders as fuel prices rise, but experts say most Americans still have little choice but to drive.
Utah’s Fragile Desert Could Feel Like the Sahara if America’s Biggest Data Center Gets Built
The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?
The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?
Nebraska Wonders Which Is Riskier: The Fires It Starts, or the Fires It Fights
Fires have burned nearly a million acres in Nebraska this year. Are even more the solution?
Fires have burned nearly a million acres in Nebraska this year. Are even more the solution?
Climate Change Is Driving a Tick Boom. MAHA Is Blaming Bill Gates.
The conspiracists are right about one thing: Ticks are getting worse.
The conspiracists are right about one thing: Ticks are getting worse.
The Brazilian Government Keeps Giving Out Mining Licenses in the Amazon – In Spite of Evidence of Gold ‘Laundering’
An InfoAmazonia investigation found patterns of illegal gold laundering in the Tapajós River basin in Pará state, where Indigenous communities like the Munduruku people face mercury contamination from mining activity.
An InfoAmazonia investigation found patterns of illegal gold laundering in the Tapajós River basin in Pará state, where Indigenous communities like the Munduruku people face mercury contamination from mining activity.
The EPA Wants to Shift Monitoring of Toxic Coal Ash to States
The move comes at a time when many state environmental budgets have been slashed.
The move comes at a time when many state environmental budgets have been slashed.
Report: Nevada’s Lithium Boom Comes at the Expense of Indigenous Rights
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining projects are advancing without tribal consent.
As demand for critical minerals surges, Indigenous leaders and Amnesty International say mining projects are advancing without tribal consent.
How Climate Change Could Help Hantavirus Find More Hosts
Experts say extreme weather is boosting the odds that the pathogens carried by rodents will spill over into human populations.
Experts say extreme weather is boosting the odds that the pathogens carried by rodents will spill over into human populations.
Wall Street Is Betting Big on Clean Energy Tech
Fervo Energy's IPO could raise $1.8 billion in one of the largest renewable energy public offerings ever, signaling growing investor confidence in clean energy.
Fervo Energy’s IPO could raise $1.8 billion in one of the largest renewable energy public offerings ever, signaling growing investor confidence in clean energy.
Close Calls at Michigan’s Dams Are a Climate Warning to America
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.
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.
The Solution to Urban Heat Is Much, Much Simpler Than You Think
No shade, but cities aren’t planting enough trees.
No shade, but cities aren’t planting enough trees.
Cities Are Rehearsing for Deadly Heat. Will It Help When Disaster Comes?
As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, cities around the world are using drills and tabletop exercises to expose weaknesses before a real emergency strikes.
As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, cities around the world are using drills and tabletop exercises to expose weaknesses before a real emergency strikes.
The Supreme Court Is Deciding Whether Roundup, America’s Most-Used Herbicide, Needs a Cancer Warning
The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within.
The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump’s base from within.
Two Months In, the Iran War Has Changed the Global Energy System Forever
The conflict may be the beginning of the end of fossil fuel dominance. Here’s which energy sources stand to win and lose.
The conflict may be the beginning of the end of fossil fuel dominance. Here’s which energy sources stand to win and lose.
Trump’s Plan for Ultrafast Meat Processing Would Be a Disaster for Workers and the Environment
Labor organizers, environmental advocates, and economists all agree: This is a bad idea.
Labor organizers, environmental advocates, and economists all agree: This is a bad idea.
The Huge, Untapped Potential of Planting Rooftop Gardens in Cities
To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.
To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.