A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company factory in Taipei.

As the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips, Taiwan is struggling to meet demand for electricity. Highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, soon to shutter its last nuclear plant, and slow to build out renewables, the island is heading toward an energy crunch.

By Isabel Hilton

Food & Agriculture

How Agroforestry Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt

By practicing agroforestry — growing trees alongside crops and livestock, for example — farmers can improve soils, produce nutrient-rich foods, and build resilience to climate change. Now, a movement is emerging to bring this approach to the depleted lands of the Corn Belt.

By Tom Philpott

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A Joshua tree on Eureka Peak in Joshua Tree National Park.

Biodiversity

With Hotter, Drier Weather, California’s Joshua Trees Are in Trouble

In the Mojave Desert, rising temperatures, less rainfall, and more intense wildfires are killing off Joshua trees. California officials are working on a plan to protect the distinctive yucca tree and its desert ecosystem by establishing refuges and controlling development.

By Jim Robbins

  • E360 Film Contest Winner

    A Solitary Herder Cares for His Goats and the Bay Area Hills

    In “Way of the Shepherd” — the First-Place Winner of the 2024 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — filmmaker Matthew Boyd follows a Peruvian shepherd, two tenacious border collies, and a herd of goats that are reducing overgrowth on the fire-prone Berkeley Hills.

  • Climate

    As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It?

    Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. To separate the ice from those warmer ocean waters, scientists have put forward an audacious plan to erect a massive underwater curtain.

    By Fred Pearce

  • Cities

    Faced With Heavier Rains, Cities Scramble to Control Polluted Runoff

    To manage contaminated stormwater, Philadelphia went all in on “green” infrastructure, like rain gardens and permeable pavement. But an increase in extreme rain events is spurring other U.S. cities to double down on traditional sewer upgrades that can handle the overflow.

    By Jon Hurdle

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