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Salmon swimming in a murky river

Army Corps of Engineers uses released water from Idaho reservoir to cool river temperature

Hot temperatures have been heating up Idaho river temperatures, which can be dangerous for salmon and steelhead.
A satellite view of the Mediterranean sea showing north Africa and Europe

Europe warned of ‘warmer-than-normal’ August: What’s driving blistering temperatures?

The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.

Three factory workers walking through a factory

U.S. factories are struggling to get cleaner heat

Many manufacturers burn fossil fuels to make snacks, materials, and chemicals. High electricity costs are complicating their efforts to switch to cleaner technologies.

Yellow water delivery truck: "alkiss water. DELIVER TO YOUR DOO"

A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate

An Arizona community nearly dried up and imposed strict limits, and its crisis may be a glimpse of the West’s future.
Submerged street in Jakarta, Indonesia with two blue vehicles submerged to their windows - one with a man on the hood.

‘We have lost everything’: Extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

From Afghanistan to Taiwan, an unprecedented deluge highlights the devastating impact of climate breakdown.

Large school of fish in a tight underwater cluster

European fish are adapting to climate change in unexpected ways

As waters warm and industrial fishing expands, fish populations are heading for the depths of the European continental shelf.
An aerial view of a solar farm with wind turbines in the background

Why Germany keeps switching off its solar and wind farms

Europe’s solar and wind farms are actively choosing not to produce energy, as experts warn more investment is needed in storage and flexible technologies.

Control room of nuclear power plant: Zwentendorf, Sonnenweg, Zwentendorf, Austria

Why restarting a nuclear power plant can be much harder than expected

The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.
Department of Justice/FBI sign with DOJ seal "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"

DOJ’s environmental enforcement has collapsed in the second Trump administration, former attorneys say

The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission.
Power plant spewing smoke and dirty orange air

Data center power plants avoid acid rain limits in new Trump EPA rule

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain.

A Black man with perspiration on his face on a sunny day

The Post counted 70 deaths from July heat domes. The true toll may not be known

Epidemiologists said the country’s slow, sometimes haphazard approach to assessing heat mortality makes that a dramatic undercount.

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