Region - North America

The Rio Grande River flowing through Taos Canyon in New Mexico last month, with the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire burning in the distance.

The Vanishing Rio Grande: Warming Takes a Toll on a Legendary River

By Jim Robbins / Photography by Ted Wood

An abandoned strip mall in Casa Grande, Arizona.

INTERVIEW

How Ailing Strip Malls Could Be a Green Fix for U.S. Housing Crisis

By Jacques Leslie

Farmer Abdul Majed was forced to switch from growing rice to raising shrimp after saltwater intruded into his paddies in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity

By Fred Pearce

San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.

A Quiet Revolution: Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought

By Jim Robbins / Photography by Ted Wood

The Marvel Crane, a liquid natural gas carrier, at the Cameron LNG terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana.

ANALYSIS

How U.S. Gas Exports to Europe Could Lock in Future Emissions

By Jonathan Mingle

Shell's ethane cracker plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold

By Beth Gardiner

A controlled burn near the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland.

Bringing Back Fire: How Burning Can Help Restore Eastern Lands

By Gabriel Popkin

The Springs Fire encroaching on a house in Camarillo, California in 2013.

As Climate Fears Mount, Some in U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate

By Jon Hurdle

Cloud seeding equipment on the wing of plane flying over North Dakota.

Can Cloud Seeding Help Quench the Thirst of the U.S. West?

By James Dinneen

An airborne wind turbine at the SkySails Power's pilot site in Klixbüll, Germany.

After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off

By Nicola Jones

OPINION

America’s New War on Wolves and Why It Must Be Stopped

By Ted Williams

A chicken house at C&A Farms in Fairmont, North Carolina.

Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash in Hog Farms Faces a Poultry Boom

By Melba Newsome

The flooded Kyll river rages through Erdorf, Germany in July, 2021.

It’s Not Just Climate: Are We Ignoring Other Causes of Disasters?

By Fred Pearce

A family heads back to their home in Barataria, Louisiana after Hurricane Ida on August 31, 2021.

INTERVIEW

Unequal Impact: Putting Justice at the Heart of the Climate Fight

By Jeremy Deaton

Agaves blooming in Estanque de Norias, Mexico.

How Preserving Agave Could Help Save an Endangered Bat

By Janet Marinelli

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania.

For Low-Income Pittsburgh, Clean Air Remains an Elusive Goal

By Jon Hurdle

The Marcell Experimental Forest in northern Minnesota. Scientists are simulating different climates in these glass chambers to better understand how boreal forests will respond to rising temperatures.

Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll

By Ed Struzik

Shell's ethane cracker plant under construction in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring

By Jon Hurdle

A storm-protection worker stands on the shore of the Yupik Eskimo village of Napakiak, Alaska, where melting permafrost is leading to erosion and flooding. Local leaders are considering relocating the village.

INTERVIEW

Why Protecting Tribal Rights Is Key to Fighting Climate Change

By Jeremy Deaton

On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late to Save the Salmon

By Jacques Leslie

The U.S. Capitol, flanked by the stacks of the Capitol Power Plant, a fossil fuel-burning power plant.

North America

The Vanishing Rio Grande: Warming Takes a Toll on a Legendary River

INTERVIEW

How Ailing Strip Malls Could Be a Green Fix for U.S. Housing Crisis

Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity

A Quiet Revolution: Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought

ANALYSIS

How U.S. Gas Exports to Europe Could Lock in Future Emissions

Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold

Bringing Back Fire: How Burning Can Help Restore Eastern Lands

As Climate Fears Mount, Some in U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate

Can Cloud Seeding Help Quench the Thirst of the U.S. West?

After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off

OPINION

America’s New War on Wolves and Why It Must Be Stopped

Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash in Hog Farms Faces a Poultry Boom

It’s Not Just Climate: Are We Ignoring Other Causes of Disasters?

INTERVIEW

Unequal Impact: Putting Justice at the Heart of the Climate Fight

How Preserving Agave Could Help Save an Endangered Bat

For Low-Income Pittsburgh, Clean Air Remains an Elusive Goal

Across the Boreal Forest, Scientists Are Tracking Warming’s Toll

More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring

INTERVIEW

Why Protecting Tribal Rights Is Key to Fighting Climate Change

On the Klamath, Dam Removal May Come Too Late to Save the Salmon

Interview

They Knew: How the U.S. Government Helped Cause the Climate Crisis