Environment

In the race to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, the buildings sector is falling behind. While carbon dioxide...

A new process could enable crushed rocks to capture carbon dioxide from the air much more quickly, turbocharging a...

Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if his overtures are rejected, perhaps seize Greenland...

To reach their conclusions, the researchers ran detailed models of Earth's biosphere, factoring in changes in the brightness of the Sun and the corresponding drop in carbon dioxide levels, as the gas gets broken down by increasing levels of...

The dramatic images of wealthy neighborhoods burning during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires captured global attention, but the damage was much more widespread. Many working-class families lost their homes, businesses and jobs. In all,...

Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did.The Trump administration laid off half of its Epidemic Intelligence Service, otherwise known as the “Disease Detectives.”...

A Texas county is taking steps to declare a state of emergency and seek federal assistance over farmland contaminated with harmful “forever chemicals,” as concerns grow over the safety of fertilizer made from sewage.Johnson County, south of Fort Worth,...

Information on the internet might seem like it’s there forever, but it’s only as permanent as people choose to make it.That’s apparent as the second Trump administration “floods the zone” with efforts to dismantle...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to stop enforcing rules designed to prevent flood damage to schools, libraries, fire stations and other public buildings. Experts say the move, which has not been publicly announced, could endanger public safety...

Ford Motor could be forced to lay off employees if the Trump administration ends subsidies and other financial support for electric vehicle manufacturing, the company’s chief executive said on Tuesday.Ford has invested heavily in factories to produce batteries and...