New research finds that our response to a projected temperature rise differs depending on the scale we use.

• By Tom Jacobs

As fires clogged the air in Southern California, farmworkers continued to work, even as public-school students and others were told to stay home and indoors.

• By Jack Herrera

Haiti's deforestation is largely driven by small-scale farming and charcoal production, which involves harvesting wood and heating it to remove water and volatile compounds.

• By Carinya Sharples & Morgan Erickson-Davis

As more areas of the country are hit with the kind of flooding seen during Harvey, the role of the city will become increasingly important.

• By Emily Moon

If stronger hurricanes can't convince you that climate change is dangerous, how about the increased odds of getting mugged?

• By Tom Jacobs

Both governments and people tend to adopt only short-term responses to wildfire dangers that don't necessarily reduce risk effectively—it's time for that to change.

• By Max Mortiz, Naomi Tague & Sarah Anderson

The small city set a new national precedent in the fight against chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, which caused major danger to the atmosphere.

• By Linda Poon

The former director of the Department of the Interior's policy office opens up about where the agency went wrong—and how to save it.

• By Joel Clement

"They are undermining the department's mission at every turn": New documents reveal just how much the Department of the Interior favored industry over conservation.

• By Jimmy Tobias

The hot, dry winds turn drought-ridden areas of Southern California into a tinderbox in the fall.

• By Rebecca Worby

Vulnerable communities of color living in the shadow of U.S. industry tend to suffer more than they gain.

• By Sophie Yeo

California loves its locally sourced meat and dairy, but conservationists claim the foodie trend can cause serious damage to the state's grasslands.

• By Laura Fraser

Northwest Innovation Works promises to bring jobs to rural Washington—but at what cost?

• By Arvind Dilawar

It will help scientists more accurately measure the presence of vocal species like bats, birds, bees, and tigers.

• By Sue Palminteri

The storm-resilient design of Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens, is built to withstand floods and storm surges.

• By Karim Doumar

The Kepler telescope has run out of fuel and officially entered retirement. Luckily, there is a replacement on the way to continue our observation of the stars.

• By Jason Steffen

The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.

• By Basten Gokkon

Popocatépetl, Mexico's largest active volcano, sits next to some major population hubs. With a major eruption forecasted within the next 100 years, will the public be ready?

• By Mark Oprea

In Juliana v. United States, a group of young plaintiffs is trying to force the government into climate action—whether the president wants to or not.

• By Andrea Powell

The Oregon drought this year is most striking because it covers many coastal areas known historically as some of the wettest in the country.

• By Matt Weiser

The small South Pacific island nation has become a major supplier of Chinese-imported timber.

• By John C. Cannon

Reviewing the government's expert testimony, we can see what its strategy will be as the Juliana case comes to trial.

• By Sophie Yeo

If we are to address legitimate concerns about workers who are left behind by a global economy, then shutting down borders and blaming foreigners is not a solution.

• By Tom Hansell

According to a new analysis, tropical forest loss currently accounts for 8 percent of the world's annual carbon dioxide emissions.

• By Rachel Fritts