Rice plants are a big source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.

The phrase is puzzling for people trying to understand it as a policy goal. The United States already produces more oil than ever before.

The states passed the first comprehensive laws to prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying, advertising, and ...

Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution.

USAID was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — until Elon Musk showed up.

Nearly five years ago, the United States Department of Energy, or DOE, began an unusual partnership with the country’s largest lobbying group for the plastics industry.

Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a ...

An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat ...

Sámi homelands, known as Sápmi, stretch across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, and the report’s authors ...

Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

Trump’s immigration crackdown could cause chaos for communities trying to rebuild after devastating wildfires and floods, as the vast majority of skilled disaster-restoration workers are ...

Hocker lived on Maui when wildfires destroyed as many as 4,000 housing units in August 2023, leveling the town of Lahaina. But as an organizer with the Maui Housing Hui, a tenant advocacy group, she ...