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Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future

Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.

By Bob Berwyn

Trailblazing Atmospheric Scientist Was ‘a Titan in the Scientific World’

Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability

A Civil Protection member comforts a woman as a wildfire burns in the village of Veiga das Meas, Spain, on Aug. 16, 2025. Increasingly severe wildfire seasons around the world are one of the signs that some forests are at a climate threshold. Credit: Miguel Riopa/AFP via Getty Images

Politics

Trump Says He Supports American Oil and Gas. Why Is His Administration Financing a French-Owned Project in Mozambique?

The gas export terminal would be one of Africa’s largest fossil fuel projects, in an area with an ongoing Islamist insurgency. The project has been plagued by delays and accusations of human rights violations.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding

Maryland Environmentalists Face Awkward Choice: Support Moore’s Budget Raid or Fight for Climate Goals

The police officer and solider are in the foreground; beyond them, water stretches out toward the project.

Justice & Health

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

A doubling of fish biomass along Asia’s longest river shows hope for large-scale conservation efforts and a lifeline for the endangered finless porpoise.

By Johnny Sturgeon

N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater

Toxic Beauty: Black Women Most at Risk From Harmful Chemicals in Unregulated Hair Products

Finless porpoises play in the Yangtze River waters of Yichang City, China, on April 22, 2025. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests

Falling emissions from the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter could mean a global turning point.

By Georgina Gustin

Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power

Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution

Solar panels and wind turbines are seen at the Huaneng Binzhou new energy power generation project in Binzhou, China, on June 11, 2025. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images

Clean Energy

‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom

States are well-equipped to deal with data centers, and a new forecast shows what will drive growth in global electricity demand.

By Dan Gearino

A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water

Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue

An aerial view of a 33-megawatt data center in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

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