When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump administration’s cuts leave the nation less prepared.
Arizona’s 2023 moratorium on new groundwater-reliant subdivisions has frozen massive master-planned projects on Phoenix’s fringes, sharpening a political fight that pits housing affordability against long-term water security.
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.
One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.
High in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, scientists and conservationists are working to restore rare peat-forming wetlands that store carbon, regulate water flow, and support unique ecosystems — but take centuries to rebuild once damaged.
Three U.S. Geological Survey climate adaptation centers covering nearly a third of the country face shutdown after Interior officials failed to approve renewed funding, leaving critical projects on wildfire risk, flooding, and wildlife management in limbo.
With more than 60 countries on board, the new international law will soon enter into force, ushering in the world’s first framework to conserve biodiversity across two-thirds of the ocean.
Across the US, Latino residents are installing air quality sensors at homes, churches, and businesses to track pollution that disproportionately harms their neighborhoods—even as Trump’s EPA rolls back regulations meant to protect public health.
