Fishing closures expand as record heat warms Western rivers
Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to levels that can kill fish.

Trout need cool water to survive, but record heat this summer has driven water temperatures to levels that can kill fish.

Spain's prime minister has a long history of speaking out on the realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved.

Prolonged droughts have exposed the vulnerability of Zambia and Zimbabweβs hydropower-dependent electricity systems, triggering severe power shortages and renewing interest in coal.


Recent studies have linked wildfire smoke exposure to negative birth outcomes such as low birth weight and preterm birth.


In this excerpt from Inescapable: Facing Up to Forever Chemicals, author Marina Schauffler examines how PFAS pollution has left farmers grappling with contaminated land and uncertain futures.

The future of Kate Tuckerβs family farm looks as murky as its waterways face a raft of contamination issues, but poor environmental regulation has left her with few options.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has an alternative definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that excludes new herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and says they pose no threat to human health.

The White House is hoping to attract private investors for defunct fuel factories across the country and beyond.

βWhat seems to be important,β wrote the British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is βthe almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.β


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chemours announced theyβd reached a $450 million settlement last month.

A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164 million sachets a day.



The Republican candidate for governor has ties to the Koch family, one of the countryβs most powerful pro-industry forces.



