Heat waves, drought, warmer winters and erratic rainfall — all signs of climate change — are creating challenges for cranberry growers who have farmed the red fruit for hundreds of years.
The Trump administration on Monday called for oil companies to pick spots where they'd like to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, launching a leasing process it aims to finish just before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
How White leaders in Dallas paved the way for toxic Shingle Mountain to rise up in a minority community
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Environmental advocates say their message broke through, but there are limits to how climate change currently influences votes.
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Even as the president refuses to concede, his outgoing environmental deputies are hurrying to complete more than a dozen agency actions.
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Even without a formal concession from his opponent, the president-elect is forging ahead with building a Cabinet that will have to contend with multiple crises at once — including climate change.
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen told prosecutors they needed more evidence to charge Zinke with lying to federal prosecutors.
Tropical Storm Eta brought high winds and flooding to central Florida on Nov. 11.
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to embed action on climate change across the breadth of the federal government, from the departments of Agriculture to Treasury and State — releasing it from the confines of environmental agencies to speed up U.S. action on global warming and acknowledge that the problem touches many aspects of American life.
A Joe Biden victory means America is about to make a 180-degree turn on climate change and the environment.
The president abruptly replaced Neil Chatterjee as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman on Thursday after he backed a carbon dioxide tax.
The United States became the first and only nation to withdraw from the Paris climate accord on Wednesday, even as the outcome of the presidential race remained in limbo. Where it heads next on climate change depends on whether President Trump or former vice president Joe Biden win the election.
Former New York mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is donating to candidates in three states - Texas, Arizona and North Carolina - hoping they can help those states migrate away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy such as solar.
Young climate voters are turning out in large numbers, propelled by fears about the fate of the planet. They made a difference in several Democratic primaries earlier this cycle, and they helped make climate a front burner issue during the two presidential debates. Nov. 3 will show if they've matured into a significant voting bloc.
President Trump's plan to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement takes effect Nov. 4, one day after the national election. If Democratic candidate Joe Biden wins the White House, he has promised to rejoin the accord.
President Trump has weakened or wiped out more than 125 rules and policies aimed at protecting the nation’s air, water and land since taking office, with nearly 40 more rollbacks underway, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Jeremy Carl called Black Lives Matter a racist organization in articles written before his appointment this month.
Hunters and ranchers celebrate while conservationists say wolves will be hunted to extinction.
Gov. Steve Bullock (D) won a lawsuit saying that the ultraconservative public lands official violated federal law.
Maid of the Mist in Niagara Falls has launched North America’s first all-electric tour, zero-emissions tour boats.
Environmental threats to oceans around the world are prompting innovative new approaches and deals to raise money for rescue efforts.
