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What’s a worst-case scenario for hurricane flooding in New York City? Our reporter Hilary Howard, who covers the environment in the region, explores how bad it could get as climate change powers increasingly extreme rainfall and devastating storm surges.
The president’s energy strategy is projected to generate more pollution, but so far production has not risen significantly and price drops have been modest, analysts say.
Farmers in Northwest China confront their drying landscape by planting trees as coal burns relentlessly nearby. This film tells a human story behind an element from the periodic table: carbon.
Things were looking up last year at pandemic-battered Navajo Nation parks like Monument Valley. Then their lifeblood, foreign visitors, slowed to a trickle.
With no consensus among stakeholders, PJM Interconnection’s 10-member board now must craft a policy for surging data-center demand that has already driven up electricity prices for millions. By Rambo Talabong After months of wrangling over how to handle surging power…
The proposed project promises hydro-powered data and cutting-edge cooling technology, yet questions remain about its true environmental footprint and local impact as it borders indigenous land and a national wildlife refuge. By Ryan Krugman Once a Cold War outpost near…
Fluvanna County planners will vote in January to assess whether a proposal by Tenaska Energy fits its comprehensive plan. By Charles Paullin FORK UNION, Va.–The Fluvanna County Planning Commission again has delayed a vote on a proposed natural gas plant…
The push to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has gained an unlikely figurehead: Cate Blanchett, the Australian actress. “Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth,” she said in an interview in March. Her complaints have gone…
As 2025 draws to a close, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, caps a tumultuous year for FEMA. In January, President Donald Trump took office and vowed to abolish the department.…
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.