Climate Change

U.S. landfills emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the Environmental Protection Agency, often in concentrated plumes

Countries from Sierra Leone to Mexico are looking for low-cost, easy ways to protect residents from extreme heat, such as planting shade trees and setting up warning systems

Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s spruce and fir forests are rebounding from overlogging and acid rain but may be no match for higher temperatures

Drastic polar ice melt is slowing Earth’s rotation, counteracting a speedup from the planet’s liquid outer core. The upshot is that we might need to subtract a leap second for the first time ever within the decade

Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combined total of billions of dollars in government funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industry

A penalty leveled against a company accused of smuggling greenhouse gases is part of the EPA’s crackdown on the planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air-conditioning

The EPA’s final rule on car emissions will result in far fewer battery-powered electric vehicles than what the agency envisioned last year

Climate change is affecting every aspect of gardening, including what plants thrive where, which can survive multiple years, whether trees bear fruit, and what pests are most threatening

The summer “kitten season” is starting earlier and lasting longer, which is bad news for both animal shelters and wildlife

A beleaguered solar geoengineering project failed to conduct field tests because of opposition from environmentalists and Indigenous residents

Leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services will meet throughout the spring and summer to help protect farm laborers from heat and wildfire smoke

Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the American Climate Corps program