Climate

The G.O.P. Policy Bill Would Shift U.S. Energy Policy

The sprawling bill would boost fossil fuels and end tax credits for wind, solar ...

EPA Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work

In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the...

Extreme Heat Shuts Down Some Nuclear Reactors in Europe

Power plant operators in Switzerland and France idled reactors so that discharge...

MethaneSAT, a Satellite Launched to Track Methane Emiss...

The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a cleare...

What to Know About the Heat Wave in Europe

Weather agencies have warned of a third day of high temperatures that in some pl...

With Invasive Plant Species, Experts Say We Should Be M...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the U...

Trump’s Policy Bill Could Put the U.S. Further Behind C...

Republicans’ tax and policy bill could give China a bigger lead in the race to d...

New York Again Embraces Nuclear Power With Plans to Bui...

In her announcement, Gov. Kathy Hochul gave few details about where the plant wo...

An Offhand Remark About Gold Bars, Secretly Recorded, U...

Brent Efron’s “boring” Tinder date wanted to hear all about his work at the Envi...

E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work

In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the...

Do I Really Need an Air Purifier?

We asked the experts how to decide.

A Public Lands Sell-Off Is Struck From the G.O.P. Polic...

Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, said he would withdraw his proposal after ...

Trump Administration to End Protections for 58 Million ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Clinton-era rule barring road cons...

An Ode to Joy, in Climate Action

Climate change is often unrelentingly grim. But some activists argue that joyful...

The Volunteer Groups Preparing for a Post-FEMA World

As the Trump administration threatens to dismantle FEMA, military veterans and o...

In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild

Kyle Lybarger built a loyal following online by talking about native plants and ...

How Heat Waves Can Worsen Air Quality

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the ways extreme heat and air pollut...

Extreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double W...

Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’...

This Hurricane Season Is One of the Slowest to Start in...

The Atlantic season began officially on June 1. Three weeks in, there still hasn...

Budget Cuts Threaten State Geological Surveys

Nearly two dozen state geological surveys depend heavily on federal funds. A pro...

Why Higher Oil Prices May Not Change U.S. Energy Policy

The energy crisis of the 1970s suggests that higher oil prices are unlikely to s...

What to Know if You’re Visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway ...

The 469-mile route known as “America’s favorite drive” has mostly reopened nine ...

Senate Republicans Decline to Save Clean Energy Tax Cre...

If enacted, Republicans’ draft legislation would mean that President Biden’s sig...

Will Trump End OSHA’s Federal Heat Protections for Work...

As workplace deaths from heat increase, OSHA is debating the future of the first...

Senate Proposal Ends Tax Cuts for Clean Energy, Disappo...

A Senate tax package softens some blows imposed on renewables by a House version...

Many Hoped Senate Republicans Would Save Clean Energy. ...

A Senate tax package softens some blows imposed on renewables by a House version...

The Tick Situation Is Getting Worse

As temperatures rise, ticks of all kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten p...

Why California’s Wildfires Could Be Brutal This Summer

Experts say there could be more large wildfires than usual this year. Here’s a l...

Anti-Tourism Protests in Italy, Portugal and Spain Draw...

In Italy, Portugal and Spain, activists used water pistols and a “noisy stroll” ...

Alaska Weather Office Issues Its First Heat Warning

Forecasters said it might hit 85 degrees in Fairbanks this weekend. The Weather ...

How Is Extreme Heat Affecting Air Travel?

Hot weather influences aircraft performance. We asked experts what it means for ...

Head of FEMA Command Center Quits After Trump Says He’l...

The official, Jeremy Greenberg, was in charge of coordinating the national respo...

Head of FEMA Command Center Quits as Trump Calls for Ag...

The official, Jeremy Greenberg, was in charge of coordinating the national respo...

A Scandal-Plagued Meatpacking Giant Comes to the U.S. S...

JBS, the biggest meatpacker in the world, is set to go public on the New York St...

Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Re...

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to...

E.P.A. Axes Biden’s Climate and Pollution Limits on Pow...

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said erasing regulations would produce job...

Carbon Capture Comes Back Down to Earth

Billions have been invested in technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the sk...