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 ...

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 ...

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

As climate disasters strain state budgets, a growing number of lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by their greenhouse gas emissions. This year, 11 states, from ...

A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants ...

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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.

In the past, winters were so cold that she could walk on the ice that naturally formed over the creek. Now it no longer freezes, and neither do the human-made snow bridges. “It’s directly caused by ...