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The National Climate Assessment is the most consequential U.S. climate report. Released every five years, it analyzes how climate change impacts every aspect of our lives.

More than half of Brazil's exported gold is believed to come from illegal mining which destroys the Amazon and Indigenous lands. The government is cracking down on a system ripe for abuse.

Geothermal energy has been limited to places with subtera reservoirs of hot water. A new technology being proven in Utah is expanding it to exploit dry hot rock underground.

Last summer, when smoke from wildfires in Canada filled the skies in Rochester and Western New York, only half of the state's counties had a way to collect real-time air quality information. Now, those gaps have been filled.

Environmentalists in New York urge Gov. Kathy Hochul to require in her upcoming state budget a measure that would make polluters pay for the state’s climate resiliency projects. On Long Island, that could mean billions of dollars for shoreline restoration and other infrastructure projects.

School vouchers and border security are the focus of a special legislative session beginning this week in the Texas Statehouse. Both are key issues for the state's Republican governor.

Supporters of the bill, aimed at deterring new natural gas hookups and saving consumers money, say the last round of storms on Friday are more evidence that steps are needed to combat climate change.

The military is among the largest buyers of independent power systems known as microgrids. They make tactical sense; and environmentalists hope they can help the transition from fossil fuels.

The resolution authorizes the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months. The non-U.N. mission would be funded by voluntary contributions, with the U.S. pledging up to $200 million.

As the U.S. plans new mines for copper, lithium and other metals to use in green technologies, mining projects in the West could threaten scarce water supplies.