The Environment

Chris Rocheleau, Trump’s pick for acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been a longtime agency official and has acknowledged the need to address global warming

Reviving nuclear power plants to power AI threatens an avalanche of nuclear waste

President Donald Trump’s sudden move to freeze federal grants is hitting states where people are struggling to recover from wildfires and hurricanes

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic landscapes and climate change

Drones could be a wildlife manager’s “magic tools” to reduce bear-human conflict

Drivers for ride-hailing apps helped evacuate people during the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area. But by classifying such workers as contractors, California’s Proposition 22 excludes them from state rules that require companies to protect employees from workplace exposure to smoke

The Los Angeles area is expecting rain increasing the risk of debris slides in the wildfire-scarred landscape

Decades of warnings went ignored about the threats from climate change. With homes everywhere now burning, flooding and washing away, it’s time we start listening to scientists’ climate solutions

Climate disasters such as the recent Los Angeles–area fires are making it harder to prepare for more climate disasters

The founder of Adventure Scientists explains how community science is the ultimate civic engagement

President Trump has revoked a 1994 directive that required agencies to protect minority or low-income areas from pollution and health hazards

People hoping that progress on climate action will accelerate like sudden changes in our physical world must prepare for a long, hard struggle