Climate & Energy: Climate Change

Will Mexico’s New Climate Scientist President Change the Country’s Energy Policy?

Claudia Sheinbaum made history. Whether she will modernize Mexico’s climate policy is unclear.

By John Gibler June 12, 2024

In this story: international climate policy

4 Must-Read Books for Your Summer Reading List

These stories bring our relationship to the natural world into greater focus

By Jason Mark , Chloe Martinez , Jonathan Hahn , Claire Greenburger June 9, 2024

In this story: books, climate change

Climate-Change-Intensified Summer Heat Is Already Impacting Outdoor Recreation

Could summer become a new offseason?

By Alison Harford June 6, 2024

In this story: climate change

Heat warning sign in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada USA

Researchers Are Losing Data Because of Climate Change

The Isle Royale Wolf Project and glacier studies are among the projects that have been hampered by a warming world

By Susan Cosier June 2, 2024

In this story: climate change, science, saving wild places

Photo of the Corbassière Glacier in Switzerland, Europe. | Photo by zulufriend/iStock

Banks Continue to Prop Up Fossil Fuels as the Climate Crisis Accelerates

While clean energy ramps up, lenders keep fossil fuels alive

By Jonathan Hahn May 24, 2024

In this story: Sustainable Finance, climate change

Acadia National Park Confronts a Rising Tide

Rangers are caught between preparing for the annual crush of summer tourists and responding to the climate crisis

By Kyle Paoletta May 21, 2024

In this story: climate change, America's National Parks, national parks, hiking, camping

Asphalt from a road is missing after a storm.

Large-Scale Wildlife Crossings Head East

The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project is making the roads safer for people and animals

By Marianne Messina May 19, 2024

In this story: bears, wildlife, saving wild places, animals, climate change

Kristin Botzet and her technician, Logan Parr, measure a tranquilized black bear who is splayed out on a medical sheet

As the Environmental Crisis Worsens, So Too Does the Safety of Journalists Covering It

UNESCO is giving environmental journalism a much-needed spotlight during its annual World Press Freedom Day conference

By Nour Ghantous May 3, 2024

In this story: activism, environmental justice, environment, international environmental justice, international climate policy

Activists raise their fists and hold a sign

Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Worse

You’re not imagining things. Here are ways to survive the symptoms.

By Jill Langlois May 1, 2024

In this story: climate change, health

Warming May Cause Arctic Plants and Microbes to Release Carbon They Currently Store

New analysis shows that over time, this process could turn tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources of emissions

By Lydia Larsen April 30, 2024

In this story: climate change, science

An experiment of open top chambers spread out in a tundra valley.