Donald Trump is pushing gas guzzlers over EVs — in spite of climate and cost concerns. China is now set to race further ahead into an electrified automotive future.
Instead of billion-dollar floodwalls and surge barriers, Hampton, Virginia, is relying on rain gardens, plant-lined storage basins, restored marshes and 3D-printed concrete reefs seeded with oysters.
Spain has rapidly expanded wind and solar power to supply more than half of its electricity, but a recent nationwide blackout and growing political opposition are raising questions about whether its renewable-first energy model can ensure long-term stability.
Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall and habitat loss are driving medicinal plants toward extinction while altering their healing properties, threatening health care systems relied on by more than 80% of the global population.
A documentary by Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinghaus examines how a decade of oil and gas development in the Permian and San Juan basins has affected the health, environment and rights of nearby New Mexico communities.
As climate-driven wildfires grow more destructive, experts warn that the widespread use of plastic in building materials is worsening fire risks while releasing toxic smoke and contamination that can travel far beyond burn zones.
The president’s order to limit states’ ability to regulate the spread of artificial intelligence is poised to set off political and legal fireworks that mirror his efforts to curb climate action.
As climate impacts accelerate faster than expected, philanthropist Kelly Erhart joins The Great Simplification to discuss cutting-edge climate science, looming tipping points, and experimental interventions that could help stabilize Earth’s systems.
As the Trump administration pushes to revive and expand nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence and corporate profits, decades of accidents, radioactive waste, and unresolved cleanup costs reveal a technology that carries permanent risks for people and the planet.
Lower electricity bills could help two Cokeville cattlemen compete and pass their businesses on to their kids, they say, but lawmakers won’t let ranch-scale solar projects feed power to the grid.
