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.
One Night a Year, Humans Command This March of Frogs and Salamanders
The first warm, wet spring night sends frogs and salamanders from the forest, bearing fresh evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.
The first warm, wet spring night sends frogs and salamanders from the forest, bearing fresh evidence of threats from warming winters, drying pools, and traffic.
The World Is Getting Too Hot to Feed Itself
A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it.
A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it.
The ‘Age of Electricity’ Is Here. No One Knows What Comes Next.
As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy.
As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy.
Why Millions of Adorable Bees Are Emerging From This Cemetery
A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.
A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death.
A Deadly Bacteria Is Creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How Worried Should You Be?
Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.
Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.
What’s Driving the Catastrophic Wildfires in Georgia
Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.
Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.
Indigenous Health Can’t Be Separated From Environmental Health, Leaders Tell U.N.
At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.
At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.
The State of Solar: Despite Partisan Rhetoric, the Industry Is Still Booming
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
The World Desperately Needs to Decarbonize Shipping. Can Nations Find a Consensus?
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.