Environment
A Vanishing Culture, A Vanishing Land
January 25, 2018, 8:29 am EST
The Gullah and Geechee people have lived along the coast of the southern United States for centuries. Climate change puts their islands and their culture at risk.
Colorado Ravaged by Pest
January 25, 2018, 8:28 am EST
A pest has lived in balance with Colorado's verdant pine forests for millennia. Starting in 2000, something changed.
Cruel and Unusual?
January 25, 2018, 8:27 am EST
As the climate changes, inmates without air-conditioning have no escape from extreme heat.
An Immediate Threat
January 25, 2018, 8:26 am EST
Naval Station Norfolk — home to America’s Atlantic Fleet — is under threat by rising seas and sinking land, but little is being done to hold back the tides.
Killing Clean: The Playbook to Destroy Clean Energy
January 25, 2018, 8:25 am EST
With scare studies, policy drafts and political donations, industry groups turned Ohio lawmakers against policies they once overwhelmingly supported.
Vanishing Alaska
January 25, 2018, 8:25 am EST
Rising Arctic temperatures are destroying ancient artifacts once preserved in the frozen ground and taking a toll on native traditions that depend on the sea ice.
The Green Green State
January 25, 2018, 8:22 am EST
Vermont’s seemingly spacey climate change goals are putting the rest of the country to shame.
Geoengineering Clouds to Help Climate Could Cause Chaos
January 24, 2018, 4:57 pm EST
Is creating clouds to keep the planet from warming really the best idea?
Mounds of Trash Wash Ashore in Lebanon
January 24, 2018, 3:50 pm EST
Lebanon’s trash crisis intensifies after a powerful storm washes a mountain of trash ashore along a once-pristine beach on the Mediterranean.
Rocks Point to Very Different Image of Earth
January 23, 2018, 6:38 pm EST
Rocks are giving researchers a glimpse into Earth’s past. What it looked like might shock you!