Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turn...
Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements
A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s...
Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.
How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope...
The secret superpower of Brazil’s vast savanna
The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils.
In rural West Texas, renewable energy brings a windfall for seniors
How officials in Crockett County are using wind investments to help older residents age in place.
The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger
Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf.
The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away?
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis
Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.
The feds pulled $1.5B from tribal clean energy. Tribes are finding another way.
With federal funding gone, tribes are turning to philanthropy, alternative lenders, and their own institutions.
Ocean speed limits protect endangered right whales. Trump wants to weaken them.
NOAA wants to replace a longstanding rule with technology scientists say is unproven.
The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers
The next generation of geothermal energy is drawing on decades of talent and technical expertise developed in the oil and gas industries.
The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?
Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.
Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks
Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.
The fight for the heart of the US Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
How Vermont’s pioneering clean heat plan fell apart
Misinformation, politics, and a complex design brought down the once-promising program, which sought to slash emissions from heating in the...
Why thinning a forest could get you more drinking water
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the...
The Iran war is driving up energy prices. These companies are profiting.
Fighting in the Middle East has meant higher bills for consumers and windfalls for oil and gas companies.