Climate crisis

While property buyouts helped prevent flooding in some parts of Vermont, the process is rarely easy or efficient.

A growing number of scientists and economists see a novel kind of credit as an important tool to help reverse global declines in biodiversity.

IEA advises investing in facilities to reduce the potent greenhouse gas. The U.S. government is already funding such programs.

Six percent of all global trade passes through the canal’s 50-mile stretch of water. New passage restrictions could particularly harm the U.S. economy — since it's the nation that uses the trade route most.

And it's leaving some people without the electricity to power a fan or air conditioner during intense heat waves.

Risks and costs are rising, largely due to climate change, but where the risk hits is key, a veteran "catastrophe modeler" says.

Many cities along the Mississippi are redeveloping their riverfronts. But these projects are often threatened by flooding.

This proposal could save the river system from imminent collapse, but in 2026, the current drought management guidelines will expire.

The Burchams own an orchard in Firebaugh, California. Like other pistachio farmers, they're grappling with a changing climate.

Two recent studies show the biggest banks are still not doing enough to meet the goals of the Paris Climate agreement.