Environment

The Washington Post graph, from OSHA data In a world that’s getting hotter, laws don’t protect most workers who are subject to extreme heat,…

The tech giant dedicated its homepage and $5 million to the history and future of woman-led climate science.

Decentralized water recycling systems are a leading strategy to make water use more sustainable.

As temperatures rise in the US, so does the incidence of heat-related deaths, including heatstroke.

In the wake of the East Palestine train derailment, a rail merger renews fears about moving oil and chemicals through America’s small towns.

Without local knowledge and infrastructure for unusual floods, fires, and storms, climate risks are becoming increasingly expensive.

FireGeneration advocates for Indigenous-led, youth-powered approaches to the wildfire crisis…

A CDP report shows few companies are engaging their entire supply chains on strategies to reduce or eliminate tree cutting, with North American companies at most risk.

Water temperatures in the 90s off Florida in July are alarming, a NOAA coral scientist writes. Scientists in several North American countries have already spotted coral bleaching off their coasts.

As mega-donors shift their attention to the climate crisis, women and people of color are ensuring that organizers providing community solutions are prioritized.

San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity.

“A warmer ocean…will result in the death of hundreds of thousands to millions of marine birds within one to six months of the temperature increase.”…