A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.
The Trump administration is halting an offshore wind project in New York. Energy experts worry that the U.S. will fall behind other countries with booming…
Category: Climate
Exclusive: Climate activists were hacked. There was a link between victims and an alleged attacker
Climate change activists carry signs as they march during a protest in Philadelphia in 2016. Earlier that year, U.S. prosecutors allege hackers began targeting prominent…
Federal funding freeze halts key infrastructure projects in tribal communities
Homes in the Yupik Eskimo Village of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska are threatened by shoreline erosion as climate change makes the planet…
Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA satellites captured an image of 2022’s Hurricane Ian. Data from those satellites and other NOAA efforts feeds into hurricane forecasts, as well as efforts…
The Northeast bet big on offshore wind. Trump wants to halt the industry entirely
A crane stacks turbine components at the New London State Pier Terminal. The offshore wind industry has generated millions of dollars for the city and…
NOAA contracts are being reviewed one by one. It’s throwing the agency into chaos
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in March to protest Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts to…
Rural leaders push Congress to unfreeze climate and environmental funds
An activist protests against the Trump administration’s plan to stop some federal grants and loans during a rally near the White House on January 28…
The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company is pushing forward anyway
Negotiators are hammering out rules to govern mining on the ocean floor, where critical metals are found in deposits called polymetallic nodules. Here, ferromanganese nodules…
Why some Los Angeles homes are being built to resist wildfires — and some aren’t
The Eaton Fire burned such a large area in Altadena, Calif. that it reached areas that weren’t considered at risk. Now, Los Angeles will be…
Trump wants states to handle disasters. States aren’t prepared
Responding to disasters like Hurricane Helene in North Carolina takes thousands government workers and millions of dollars, something states rely on the federal government for.…