For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
FEMA’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency’s fragility under Trump.
Everyone Hates Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers. So Why Is It So Hard to Ban Them?
Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're running into challenges.
Cities and states are trying to ditch America’s most hated appliance. They’re running into challenges.
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act Will Hurt a Lot More Than Just Wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
The Trump administration’s proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
How to Make Data Centers Less Thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
Rising Heat, Failing Kidneys: Climate’s Hidden Toll on Migrant Workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
How Gas Stations Can Become the Best Place to Charge Your EV
Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and tasty snacks will draw EV drivers — and keep their stations central to how motorists refuel.
Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and tasty snacks will draw EV drivers — and keep their stations central to how motorists refuel.
Violent ‘Storms’ Hidden Under Antarctica’s Ice Could Be Speeding Its Decline
When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away at the continent's rapidly degrading ice shelves.
When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away at the continent’s rapidly degrading ice shelves.
Illinois Has Few Remaining Wetlands. A Trump Administration Proposal Could Decimate What’s Left.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
This Pig’s Bacon Was Delicious. But She’s Alive and Well.
A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.
A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they’re pretty darn good.
How the Shutdown Broke America’s Food Chain — and What Happens Next
Cash-strapped farmers, gaps in the public safety net, and food inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what in the years to come.
Cash-strapped farmers, gaps in the public safety net, and food inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what in the years to come.
How Urban Farms Can Make Cities More Livable and Help Feed America
Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
The Climate Paradox of Having a Dog
My dog contributes to climate change. I love him anyway.
My dog contributes to climate change. I love him anyway.
COP30 Has Big Plans to Save the Rainforest. Indigenous Activists Say It’s Not Enough.
“We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
“We need the government to recognize our climate authority and our role as guardians of biodiversity.”
Are We All Living in Florida Now? The Rise of ‘Don’t Say Climate’ Politics.
Talking about climate change may be politically radioactive, but adjusting to its effects is no longer optional.
Talking about climate change may be politically radioactive, but adjusting to its effects is no longer optional.
Trump Sets Sights on Pacific Seafloor Near the Marianas Trench
Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food security.
Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food security.