Climate Change

The EPA plans to propose a rule in 2025 that will tackle methane emissions from landfills, one of the country's largest sources of the greenhouse gas

Hundreds of thousands of people die from extreme temperatures every year, more than any other type of weather disaster

Technicalities and hesitations softened the effect of Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement during his presidency, but a second attempt at a departure could be more serious

A 1972 law that allows states to avoid OSHA regulations for public-sector employees is undermining the nation’s first proposed worker safeguards for heat

The Olympics are a sustainability nightmare, and Paris, despite its efforts, is no exception

An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time to acclimatize to extreme heat and what risks to watch out for to avoid heat illness in student athletes

A California company says it has developed a novel way of making concrete that doesn’t contribute to global warming

As the daughter of a cancer researcher, Kamala Harris would bring a lifelong familiarity with science to the presidency, experts say

Temperatures in Fairbanks, Alaska, are predicted to reach a record-tying 90 degrees Fahrenheit because of a prolonged, unusually late heat wave

A tall cactus found only in Florida’s Key Largo is the U.S.’s first species to go extinct from sea-level rise

The nonpartisan group Science Moms says its campaign of ads that show the harms that climate change brings to children is nonpartisan and meant to educate the public about climate impacts

Hurricane Beryl exposed the dangers of what happens when a storm cuts off power and a heat wave follows in its wake