Wildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
Florida and Georgia are seeing an unusually severe and early start to a wildfire season that is shaping…
Beware of Wolves, but Straw Houses Could Help With Climate Change
The straw house is 28 feet tall and has a sleeping loft, a daybed, five windows and a…
Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds
With the world’s most important fossil fuel supply route at a near-standstill, many advocates for wind and solar…
Opinion | In a Small Iowa Town, a Solution to a National Crisis
Mayor Heddlesten has long sideburns and a mustache that curls around the corners of his mouth. The day…
Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
Inside a low-slung building on the outskirts of this town in north-central Washington State, federal scientists are examining…
New York Keeps Getting Hotter. Utilities Can Still Cut Off the Power.
Last month, at a luxury hotel near Miami, bill collectors from energy companies around the country gathered to…
The Three Big Questions Delaying New York’s Budget
There is a saying, popularized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that budgets are moral documents.…
NYC’s Battery Park City undergoing $2 billion transformation as resiliency project continues
Rising sea levels and climate change are continuing to impact and threaten our coastline right here in New…
New York Map Shows Cities That Could Go Underwater if Sea Levels Rise
Major cities in New York, including New York City, would be flooded with water if sea levels rose…
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc.…
See Which New York City Neighborhoods Could Get Hit By the Next Hurricane
Staten Island, July @UncleJesse85 via Storyful This is what rain can do in New York City. In July,…
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
This Louisiana resident expects to pay 45 percent more for home insurance this year. Similar increases are hitting…