Marathon organizers are adjusting to warmer race conditions caused by climate change. Many races are shifting dates, starting earlier or offering shorter runs.
As the Sandy Fire approached the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in May, state and local officials had to move quickly to assess how safe the air was amid radiation concerns as the fire burned a quarter mile from the contaminated area.
Western Europe has recorded its hottest ever June and July, and extreme weather from wildfires to storms is here to stay. How can we adapt to what seems to be the new normal? Cities like Kiel are trying new ideas.
As extreme weather becomes more common and disruptive, the effects can impair relationships, interrupt routines and communication, and damage gathering places and the foundations of community traditions.
The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply, but the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.
An appeals court ruling unfreezing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could be a major boost for efforts to bring clean energy to communities around the country — or just the latest turn of the legal screw.
The startup, newly valued at $13 billion, is now manufacturing batteries in Texas. It offers an affordable way for homeowners to get backup power and it helps the grid too.
For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has defined "harm" as not just injury to individuals but to the habitat on which they depend. By narrowing that definition, the Trump administration is leaving hundreds of species at risk of extinction.
The new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says the widespread reductions have resulted in a loss of institutional knowledge and experienced personnel.
A federal appeals court finds the U.S. EPA acted improperly in terminating grants to boost clean energy projects. The Trump administration may appeal to the Supreme Court.
Firefighters in Washington state are bracing for dangerous fire weather to return to the Pacific Northwest this week and it could continue until the fall.
