Misinformation, politics, and a complex design brought down the once-promising program, which sought to slash emissions from heating in the cold New England state.

Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can boost the snowpack, a critical source of water in the West.

Fighting in the Middle East had limted the flow of oil and gas, bringing higher bills for consumers and windfalls for fossil fuel companies.

Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem froze FEMA spending and slashed staff. It may well have been illegal.

But even as the Trump administration shoots down emerging clean-energy technology, it has rushed to secure critical minerals — the raw materials that are crucial to renewable energy and emerging ...

It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.

A $2.4 billion upgrade to Caltrain is shaving time off trips, boosting ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

Though tech companies are secretive about water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of its supply.

The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the ...

Last week, the ag department finally settled the lawsuit, agreeing to share the datasets used to power its climate risk viewer and other tools. Even though most of the webpages in question had already ...

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