Stories by Nathanael Massey

A warmer ocean reshuffles the deck of species along the U.S. West Coast

Economists say interstate coordination will be key

Republicans may challenge the rule through legislation that would nullify the bid to combat climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency's plan to cut CO2 pollution from coal-fired power plants now faces significant opposition

At least nine fires are raging around San Diego and, with much of the state in drought, there will be more to come

In order to combat climate change, a transformation in energy supply and use is long overdue, according to the International Energy Agency

The rise of renewables helps, but in order to eliminate fossil-fuel pollution nuclear power is also required, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

In California and Nevada, projects store electricity in the form of heavy rail cars pulled up a hill

Renewable power can pay for its own manufacture via energy produced plus cover the cost of adding batteries

Changing precipitation patterns helped Genghis Khan rise to power—and ride to victory across Eurasia

Hawaii has become a hotbed of renewable energy projects, including a fuel cell to power refrigeration in port

A new report from energy efficiency advocates suggests that those practices might be behind the drop in U.S. demand for electricity

Massachusetts approves the construction of a new power plant to burn natural gas, but only if it reduces emissions over time and shuts down by 2050

The climate of Mordor would be similar to West Texas, according to researchers

Scientists help firefighters battle changing conditions by combining computer fire models and infrared satellite data

What do changes to the temperature increase ranges mean?

Constant climate change may have given Homo sapiens their flexibility

A devastating fire followed by damaging waters

Fire thins forests so that new trees can take root, But that balance of destruction and regeneration has shifted in recent decades

Diverging from other computer models, a new study suggests that efforts to clean the air in Asia may boost the number of tropical cyclones worldwide

In the shadow of the Yarnell wildfire, investigators seek answers to the deadly mishap

The growth of wind, solar and hydropower offers hope for restraining climate change

U.S. water aquifer levels have been dropping at an accelerating rate for decades

But speedier human-caused global warming may prove a challenge