Building toward disaster: Growth collides with rising seas in Charleston

A billion-dollar seawall may shield the city’s wealthy core — but not the vulnerable communities beyond it. Who will be forced to move?

EV factory plans still alive in Georgia, backers insist, but big hurdles remain

A proposed plant in Fort Valley, Ga., is moving ahead, a Florida businessman said, but electric vehicle factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas appear dead.

How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont

In one of the bluest U.S. states, Americans for Prosperity is making inroads against climate action.

From ski trails to hiking paths, extreme heat is reshaping recreation — and our attitudes

As rising temps change daily life, they’re fueling greater concern about climate change — more than wildfires or hurricanes, researchers say.

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production accelerates here, feeding demand from Europe and Asia

A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They’re still waiting.

Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.

Black neighborhoods at risk as EPA cuts key climate rule

Black communities brace for fallout after Trump revokes core safeguard that outlined pollution’s impact on nature and humans.

At an Iowa pork plant, piles of dead pigs and wafting sulphur dioxide

When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.

‘Farming in the dark’: How Rollins’ USDA is endangering American agriculture

In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She says prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ But staffing cuts and restricted research could have long-lasting impacts.

Louisiana is the latest state to greenwash gas

A new state law that redefines natural gas as a 'green' energy source was adapted from language written by a right-wing think tank.

The Texas flash flood is a preview of the chaos to come

Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy

The sweeping Republican law cuts EV and solar incentives, props up coal and oil, and could cost U.S. households $280 more per year.