The Environment

Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it

Trump could drop a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant that emits chloroprene. Here’s a look at the cancer-causing chemical

The Federal Emergency Management Agency must show in one week whether it is complying with a judge’s ruling that blocks the Trump administration disaster aid freeze

Climate change is real. Dismantling our federal weather agency won’t change that

Efforts to limit wildfires in a conservative swath of northern Colorado are the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s on-and-off federal spending freeze

A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas

In his State of the Union Speech, President Trump pushed fossil fuel extraction, a plan for developing critical minerals and an Alaska natural gas pipeline

Court documents indicate the administration has begun a campaign to block states from receiving funds for projects that would reduce climate-related damage

Stuart Levenbach alarmed scientists years ago when he attempted to meddle with a congressionally mandated climate report

Renewable energy broke records last year, but so did gas generation. That's a climate problem

The delivery of disaster aid is on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List for the first time as climate-related costs soar, Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing lags, and the Trump administration makes further cuts

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could have grave consequences worldwide