New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.

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William Lawrence helped found the Sunrise Movement. Now he's running against data centers — and large-scale solar.

The island of Guam has up to 40 times the normal number of spiders — on average, about one spiderweb every two feet during the rainy season. And if that’s not enough, it’s also infested with brown ...

Melt from the "Doomsday Glacier" could drown coastlines around the world. And the outlook is getting even worse.

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America.​ This year, ...

Historically, El Niño has walloped the Golden State with deluges. Here's how it will capture and store that bounty for the dry years ahead.

Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty ...

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