Latest Climate Change Stories
Plant-covered roofs could help chill Brazil’s heat-stricken favelas
Electric cars are better for the environment, no matter the power source
Wetlands lose some environmental protections in new Supreme Court ruling
Guam hit by strongest ‘Super Typhoon’ in decades
Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation
These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
Colorado River deals pays Arizona, California, and Nevada $1.2 billion to use less water
NYC is sinking and climate change is only making it worse
Plugging methane leaks could open up thousands of jobs in Texas
This ancient farming practice could get a boost from the US farm bill
Fixing the ozone hole was a bigger deal than anyone realized
El Niño is probably back—here’s what that means
This summer could push US energy grids to their limits
Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.
World set to ‘temporarily’ breach major climate threshold in next five years
Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters
More toxic chemicals will be banned globally—but there’s a catch
Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass
Satellites traced super methane plumes to Turkmenistan’s gas fields
Why you barely see electric vehicles at car dealerships
How the US is fighting wealth disparities in climate action
Recycling plants spew a staggering amount of microplastics
A fish-kill mystery in a remote Alaska village takes a toxic turn
How to keep harmful algae blooms from spoiling your vacation
How 2,000-year-old soil could be a lifeline for the Amazon rainforest
Europe’s fourth biggest airport plans to ban private jets
Urban water crises often boil down to classism
What California’s weird winter means for its water problems
Male California sea lions have gotten bigger and better at fighting
It’s OK to crack jokes about climate change
Tesla’s carbon footprint is much larger than it previously disclosed
Robot jellyfish swarms could soon help clean the oceans of plastic
U.S. air quality is improving, but 1 in 3 Americans still breathe unhealthy air
Could aquifers store renewable thermal energy?
Climate change forces cities to rethink planting trees
The best Earth Day essentials for 2023
Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test
How to make washing machines shed less microplastics
Young kids learn the realities of climate change in forest schools
A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
How African penguins continue to survive changes in climate
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Turf wars between whales and crabbers have increased due to climate change
The UN’s first high seas treaty could help dwindling Pacific salmon
Some coastal critters are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Blue carbon is a natural climate solution with big potential
Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents
Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’
Southern Florida got 26 inches of rain in 24 hours
Proposed vehicle emissions standards would be America’s toughest yet
Delaying departure may help birds migrate around climate change
Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker
Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion
How big banks can make real progress against climate change
The earliest spring on record is bad news for the eastern US
Hotter weather could be changing baseball
Antarctic ice can melt 20 times faster than we thought
This phantom lake in California is back with a vengeance
Notes from meticulous medieval monks could illuminate this scientific wonder
For the first time, renewable energy generation beat out coal in the US
Otters are back, but that doesn’t mean our rivers are safe
How conserving wild beasts like wolves and otters could help with carbon capture
6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get