The Michigan journalist talks about her new book, the state of Flint's water, and how we reckon with a negligent government.

• By Leah Angstman

Australian plant ecologist Brenton Ladd wants to reengineer the notoriously nutrient-poor soils in the Amazon, and, in the process, save the world's trees. But first, he has to convince Peruvian farmers and non-profits—and occasionally, his own research team—that he's not just another gringo with a strange idea.

• By Kate Wheeling

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the package, which allocates $64 million to immediate rebuilding efforts to restore existing communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• By Candace Butera

December is here, but warm temperatures are setting records nationwide.

• By Eric Holthaus

A year-long investigation into the multi-million-dollar charcoal market and how it moves from the villages of Myanmar into Chinese smelters.

• By Emmanuel Freudenthal

The country presiding over the United Nations climate summit rotates every year, but experts say location matters less than leadership.

• By Kate Wheeling

While diplomats travel to Germany, we're sending our reporter to the front lines.

• By Ted Scheinman

Fatal collisions between ships and blue whales are far too common. Luckily, there are scientists creating new technology to fix that.

• By Alastair Bland

The LEO Network is bringing together scientists and citizens to monitor climate change and spot trends.

• By Benjamin Powers

The Zero Waste Guidelines are aimed at helping the city reach its goal of sending no garbage to landfills by 2030.

• By Jessica Leigh Hester

Conservation burials are one step beyond green burials, and may set aside a couple of square miles for wildlife a year.

• By Francie Diep

As the state wins praise for its progressive climate policies, refinery emissions vex people in low-income communities. Things may get worse.

• By Jim Morris

Researchers in Tokyo discovered a strain of herpes contained in a "jumping gene" found in fish and humans—the implications are still unknown.

• By Dan Samorodnitsky

The National Weather Service says the storm could be among the strongest ever recorded during the month of October in New England.

• By Eric Holthaus

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels held steady in 2016. But we still need big cuts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

• By Bob Berwyn

Due to their lifespans, it's difficult for scientists to discern how sea turtle species respond to conservation techniques.

• By Ian Evans

Exaggeration and misdirection can only damage the conservation movement's credibility.

• By Jimmy Tobias

In response to the devastation caused by the Tubbs Fire, California needs to rethink its approach in dealing with future urban conflagrations.

• By Max Moritz

Some advice from Californians who have lived through and studied the state's wildfires.

• By Francie Diep

Better science coordination will help mountain communities prepare for global warming.

• By Bob Berwyn

It turns out Californians have long relied on innovative techniques to get their water.

• By Francie Diep

Across the globe, beef consumption is seeing rapid growth, fed by cheap imports and served by an industrialized agricultural global trade model that's been linked to a host of environmental impacts, climate change chief among them.

• By Sean Mowbray

The network has been celebrated for trumpeting climate-change evidence and the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico. According to weather.com's editor-in-chief, its direction isn't political.

• By Katie Kilkenny

A new study investigates the effects that well-lit structures have on migratory birds.

• By John Metcalfe