People and planet Topics View all Climate and energy People and planet Business and innovation Subcategories View all Clean air Food safety Fisheries and oceans Forests Clean water Chemicals and health Environmental justice Deep dive June 18, 2026 Rain gardening 101: How to brighten your yard and keep waterways clean Got a puddle-prone yard? Turn it into a beautiful, low-maintenance habitat for bees, butterflies and birds — while cutting flood risk and... Climate change June 11, 2026 Free electricity? Australia’s got it, thanks to solar. Could the US be next? It’s not the sun, it’s the policies. In Australia, there’s so much solar power, residents can soon get free electricity for 3 hours a day... Explainer June 10, 2026 Is Tornado Alley on the move? There may be no place like home, but there’s no place in the continental U.S. that’s totally safe from tornadoes, either. Q&A June 1, 2026 Ask an expert: Can US cities blame their poor air quality on Asia? The Trump EPA recently claimed that air pollution in certain U.S. cities comes from Asia — and therefore, U.S. cities don’t have to try to... Explainer May 28, 2026 How to reduce your exposure to “forever chemicals” Protection from PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and infertility just got a lot weaker under the Trump administration. Video May 27, 2026 These Milwaukee residents are leading their community's transformation Residents of Lindsay Heights, a neighborhood in Milwaukee, are rebuilding homes, planting community gardens and tracking air quality to... Q&A May 27, 2026 How to cope with climate grief (and rage) How can we keep moving forward in dark times? Words of wisdom from a Zen Buddhist priest who’s also a climate scientist. Explainer May 20, 2026 The nerdy, behind-the-scenes solution that will help hold down electricity... Electricity prices across the country are spiking. But a new power market in the American West is creating opportunities to keep costs down... Deep dive May 19, 2026 These villages protected their forests. Now they’re seeing the financial... Tropical forests soak up carbon dioxide, but they’re disappearing. New programs to reduce emissions from deforestation are starting to find... 1 2 3 4 ... 31 The only climate stories you need, straight to your inbox
