Stories by Daniel Cusick

For cash-strapped communities, planning for a warmer future is a luxury

Coastal erosion and flooding threaten Dar es Salaam, one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities

Communities hit by devastating floods grapple with how to protect themselves

Efforts in Congress to reform the program have stalled, leaving property owners vulnerable

Homes will be bought in areas where it does not make sense to build flood control structures

A new estimate including indirect deaths in Puerto Rico is 72 times higher than the official death toll

After a devastating 2013 flood, the state aims to make a key section of highway more resilient to future deluges

Greater swings in dry and wet spells makes grass growth difficult, a challenge for pasturelands around the world

The 155,000-acre Thomas Fire is now among the state's twenty largest wildfires

Hurricane Maria will trigger profound demographic changes for Puerto Rico​

Asia was the fastest-growing region, with a 13.1 percent increase in renewable energy capacity

The findings counter claims by some, including in the Trump administration, that the adoption of wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy are driving up U.S. energy costs

More than half of electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. grid in 2016 came from renewable resources

The 2016 Los Angeles gas leak put battery storage of electricity on the fast track

The company plans to meet 100 percent of its corporate energy demand with carbon-free energy by 2017

But China could push back if U.S. seeks to renege

Millions of people are coming online, and that requires (renewable) energy

Advanced power generation and grid may electrify Bronzeville

By the end of this year, the nation’s first offshore wind farm should begin generating electricity

The U. S. Energy Information Administration foresees continued dominance for coal, gas and oil

Danish firm is second, U.S. is third, in booming market 

Reducing air pollution is a bigger incentive than lowering carbon emissions

Congress renewed tax credits for investing in wind and solar power, leading experts to predict more rapid growth

Coal companies struggle with the dirtiest fossil fuel’s pollution