Climate change

The Trouble With Carbon Taxes: Lessons For Asian Policymakers

Many voters in the developed countries have become increasingly resentful of expensive climate change policies predicated on model-based projections of impendin…

New York City Sets Ambitious Climate Rules for Its Biggest Emitters: Buildings

The city found ways to cushion costs for low-income residents while creating jobs and cutting emissions as a 'downpayment on the future.'

Climate Change Dictionary: What Do All the Terms Mean?

Climate change is seen as the biggest challenge to the future of human life on Earth, and understanding the scientific language used to describe it can sometime…

Extreme Weather Continues to Batter USA This Year: Is Global Warming to Blame?

Tornadoes in the South, floods and snow in the Midwest, crazy heat in Alaska. What's going on with the extreme weather this year?

Nuclear Policy

Bill Gates 'Thrilled' By Legislative Boost For Nuclear

To prevent the worst effects of climate change, we need to reach near-zero emissions on all the things that drive it.

Environmental Groups Sue EPA, Saying it Failed to Enforce Air-Quality Standards

Dust fills the air as a farmer plows a field near Selma Highway in Maricopa, an area included in an area of Pinal County cited for particulate pollution. (Photo…

Human Influence on Global Drought Traceable since early 1900s

Human-generated greenhouse gases and atmospheric particles were affecting global drought risk as far back as the early 20th century.

EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

Smog filled Utah's Salt Lake Valley in January 2017. Winter weather in the area often traps air pollution that is bad for public health.George Frey/Getty Images…