Environment & Sustainability

Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This poses problems in cheese-obsessed Italy, especially as it tries to meet growing demand for favorites like burrata.

Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries This article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. New advances in environmental science are providing…

NYC’s Local Law 97 requires large buildings to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, but the mandate carries a hefty price tag and technical complications for some residents. By Lauren Dalban The rooftop of the International Tailoring Company Building, located in…

Landmark report forecasts water levels and temperature gain but avoids policy prescriptions. By Jon Hurdle New Jersey is likely to see between 2.2 and 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 if the current level of global carbon emissions continue,…

The farmers and ranchers who descended on city hall in Jacksonville, Texas, had been told to “leave their pitchforks at the door.” While everyone ultimately arrived unarmed, the attendees of the June 19 board meeting of the Neches & Trinity…

On one of the first chilly nights of fall, union members, Democratic Socialists, scientists, and teachers filed into the pews of a Brooklyn church for what they called the “People’s Hearing for Public Renewables.” Zohran Mamdani — fresh off winning…

Almost two out of three corals across popular tourism spots at the world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have died after an unprecedented marine heatwave hit the Western Australia region, scientists have discovered. The areas in Ningaloo’s northern lagoon have undergone a…

LUSAKA — As Zambia looks to profit from the growing global demand for copper and other transition minerals — essential for the world’s green energy future — the story of Kabwe, a copper-mining city poisoned by the resource, stands as…

Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage Some of the first homes in the UK designed to meet new building standards put less pressure on the electricity grid than…

Researchers from New Zealand’s conservation department conducting an annual grasshopper survey near Lake Tekapo on the South Island have spotted a rare pink grasshopper. The species – the robust grasshopper – is native to New Zealand and is the country’s…