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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
Jane Martin with the nebulizer and medications she uses at her home in Gloster, Mississippi, on September 20, 2025.

A Small Town in Mississippi Battles the International Biomass Industry

DispatchMississippi, United KingdomClara Chaisson
When the Drax wood pellet plant came to Gloster, reports of lung disease soon followed.
A woman prepares homemade spaghetti in a kitchen using bamboo tongs.

Is Bamboo Always Sustainable?

ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu
This versatile plant is popping up in more and more consumer products, but when it comes to eco-friendly shopping, the details matter.

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A Horny Issue

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
To try and curb demand for black-market rhino horn, a bioengineering startup is making 3-D substitutes.

Ready, Fire, Aim

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

Sea Change

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

School Scandal

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.

The Hole Picture

Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson
This is how big the ozone hole would be if we hadn’t phased out CFCs.

A Variation Variable

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Unraveling the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation will help us better understand climate change.

Fearing the Burn

Latest NewsWestAlisa Opar
Western states prepare for an “explosive” wildfire season.

I Hate Reruns

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
The Santa Barbara coast has yet another oil spill, thanks to a company that screws up royally—repeatedly.

The Science of Sea Spray

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The bubbles and droplets on the ocean surface (and what lives in them) may have a big influence on climate.

Spill Tracker

Latest NewsUnited StatesThe Editors
An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.

Better Living Through Chemistry?

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Chemical regulation needs a makeover, but Congress’ efforts at reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act are still a work in progress.

A Beach of an Oil Spill

Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson
Santa Barbara’s pristine coastline is now coated in crude.

Do We Exhale Carbon?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Your bodily emissions have at most a negligible impact on climate change, and you may even be a modest carbon-sequestration device.

Down with TPP

Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar
From fracking to tainted fish, how the Trans-Pacific Partnership could affect the West.

Accident at Indian Point

Latest NewsNew YorkBrian Palmer
Is it safe to operate a nuclear reactor 34 miles from 8.4 million people?