Top Stories

Latest Stories

ICN Local

See All

ICN Texas

ICN Pennsylvania

ICN Alabama

ICN Florida

Newsletters

We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web’s top headlines deliver the full story, for free.

Projects

See All

Science

Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name

As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything we’ve previously seen, it doesn’t even fit on the same axis.”

By Nina Dietz

Drones Are Already on the Front Lines of Wildfire Response. Robots and AI Could Be Next.

A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu

Pacific Ocean waves crash into a seawall on Sept. 7 in Long Beach, Calif., as offshore Hurricane Marie generated heavy surf. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Politics

As Negotiators Struggle to Advance a Plastics Treaty, Iran War Underscores the Urgency

Blocked Middle East oil shipments upended supply chains and prices for fossil fuel-based plastics, offering yet another reason nations must support a global treaty that shifts to sustainable materials, environmental advocates say.

By Liza Gross

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Obstructed by Federal Policy Shift, Tribal Withdrawal

EU Weighs Delaying Methane Rules as Energy Prices Rise

Vessels navigate the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 5. Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

Justice & Health

California to Vote on Landmark Tribal Petitions for Coastal Protections

The state is set to decide on a slew of proposed changes to its network of marine protected areas this fall, but how co-management between the state and tribes would proceed is unclear.

By Claire Barber

‘Mega-Industrial’ Trawlers Threaten Europe’s Ocean Health

Regulators Release a Plan to Help Repair the Contaminated Roanoke River

A green sea turtle swims in the Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve off the coast of La Jolla in San Diego. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts

The lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in a similar climate case against oil companies. A ruling in the industry’s favor in that case could kill dozens of pending climate suits nationwide.

By Dana Drugmand

Study of Groundwater Near Fracking Sites Finds Low Radium Levels, but Raises Concerns About Increased Salinity

Alito’s Recusal From Climate Case: Too Little, Too Late?

Major flooding hits Paterson, N.J., on Sept. 13. Credit: Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images

Clean Energy

All Hail Electrification. But Let’s Talk About the Hard Part.

The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. Upfront costs are just one of the obstacles.

By Dan Gearino

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

New Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Antipolo, Philippines. Credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Most Popular

  1. Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name
  2. 21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants
  3. America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?
  4. Watch: Climate Week Panel on China’s Global Development Push
  5. The Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’

Who We Are

Inside Climate News was founded in 2007 and provides unbiased, non-partisan reporting on climate change to inform the national conversation around one of the most important issues of our time.

Our groundbreaking investigations have held bad actors to account, exposed scientific misinformation and illuminated environmental injustice. Our work has been consistently recognized with honors bestowed by peers in the profession, including the Pulitzer Prize.

We have built a network of local reporting bureaus and forged many media partnerships to help fill the gap left by a shrinking local news industry.

Please visit our About page to learn more about our journalistic mission and our impact, our staff and our board, our sources of funding and our editorial independence.

Newsletters

We deliver climate news to your inbox like nobody else. Every day or once a week, our original stories and digest of the web’s top headlines deliver the full story, for free.

More Stories

View All Stories