Climate & Energy

Electricity usually runs one way, but EV and large home batteries could provide a vast network of backup energy to draw on.

Matt Simon Energy

"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."

Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, & Izzy Ross Politics

The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.

Lylla Younes Energy

Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.

Matt Simon Climate

A program was trying to mitigate the loss of 200,000 trees to Hurricane Katrina.

Tristan Baurick Cities

Utilities nationwide are falling back on fossil fuels to meet huge energy demand.

Emily Jones Energy

Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.

Matt Simon Cities

Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry.

Izzy Ross Energy

Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tristan Baurick Energy

A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.

Matt Simon Wildfires

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