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Drilling Into the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic ...

As Coal Rebounds, More Mercury, a Potent Toxin, Is in t...

Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analy...

Beware of Wolves, but Straw Houses Could Help With Clim...

Near Hudson, N.Y., a Princeton University team erected a cottage made from the a...

Oil Slick Is Detected Off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf

The slick, captured in satellite images near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, h...

She Tried to Help Schools Build Healthier Playgrounds. ...

Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of improving school playgrounds in Milw...

Trump Administration Lifts Ban on ‘Cyanide Bombs’ on Pu...

The Bureau of Land Management will allow the use of the spring-loaded traps, whi...

Why America Is Removing So Many ‘Deadbeat’ Dams

States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnect...

Trump Panel Recommends FEMA Respond to Fewer Disasters

A White House task force also called for speeding up aid, but some of its ideas ...

America the Undammed

More miles of the country’s rivers were reconnected last year thanks to dam remo...

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be M...

Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsu...

Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds

Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new...

Colorado Snowstorm In May Could Be Its Biggest This Season

A snowstorm hitting the Rocky Mountains this week could end up being the biggest...

Is It Time to Tax the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall?

The war in Iran has meant big profits for fossil fuel companies, prompting some ...

Steyer, a Climate Activist, Retains Ties to a Hedge Fun...

Questions linger about the finances of Tom Steyer, who has emerged as a leading ...

Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dum...

The National Park Service said the dump of debris, between the fourth and ninth ...

Colorado Snowstorm Could Be Its Biggest All Year

Snow in May is not rare in the Rocky Mountains. But this year, any snow at all i...