The disappearance of glaciers is also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry. Like migrating salmon, mineral exploration companies are moving quickly into areas exposed by ...

The Trump EPA said it would keep the PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits but give utilities until 2031 to comply with them, instead of 2029. The rules for the other four compounds will be scrapped and ...

Nationwide, tens of thousands of Indigenous households use firewood to help heat their homes. That’s why the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is making sure their elders have the chopped wood ...

Decades after flooding drove his family from their Louisiana home, June returns to replant the land, and grapple with its legacy.

A new podcast series digs into what drove these activists to pull these shocking stunts — and whether they actually work. In 2023, Alessandra Ram and Samantha Oltman, two journalists who met at Wired ...

After Vermont and New York passed "climate Superfund" legislation, 11 states have introduced similar bills this year.

While Solar for All funds languish, the state continues to lag behind most of the nation when it comes to renewable energy.

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For those who can afford solar, "now would be the time," because House Republicans want to end federal tax credits that make ...

The agency quietly removed webpages on rural energy, climate-smart agriculture, and federal loans — until farmers sued.

A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants. A truck prepares to haul coal at the North Antelope ...