Environment

Investments in carbon-free energy will be twice as large as fossil fuel spending in 2024, the International Energy Agency predicts

Portland, Ore., Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles have all explored charging car commuters to fund public transportation and reduce traffic

Drought is facilitating the devastating spread of spongy moth caterpillars across U.S. forests

World leaders must make plans to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a new report says

This week U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called for bans on fossil fuel ads, but legal challenges would make nationwide restrictions difficult to implement in the U.S.

Scientists say it’s likely that at least one of the next five years will exceed an average increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures

Make the best of the “double brood” of cicadas with insect kimchi and tempura-fried bugs.

Poorer households face climate-related dangers during heat waves amid climbing electricity costs, a report by state energy officials warns

A new approach to calculating wildfire risk shows that more people and places in the U.S. are in harm’s way than previously thought

Nations aren't required to report their military climate pollution under the Paris Agreement. Experts say that should change

Fossils from an ice age “spa” reveal a cluster of hot springs kept trees alive in the frozen Alps

A cost-effective pollution solution on Cape Cod could start in the bathroom.