Environment

The sudden destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Port of Baltimore has implications for some of the largest U.S. energy industries

Factories that produce everything from aluminum to pasta are receiving a combined total of billions of dollars in government funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industry

A penalty leveled against a company accused of smuggling greenhouse gases is part of the EPA’s crackdown on the planet-warming hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air-conditioning

The EPA’s final rule on car emissions will result in far fewer battery-powered electric vehicles than what the agency envisioned last year

Climate change is affecting every aspect of gardening, including what plants thrive where, which can survive multiple years, whether trees bear fruit, and what pests are most threatening

Cary Fowler, the U.S. State Department’s leading figure on global hunger, explains a new way to improve nutritious food supply

The summer “kitten season” is starting earlier and lasting longer, which is bad news for both animal shelters and wildlife

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use social cues to decide where to lay their eggs, scientists discover

A global study identified 61 PFAS chemicals in food packaging that are not authorized for use in such products

A beleaguered solar geoengineering project failed to conduct field tests because of opposition from environmentalists and Indigenous residents

These bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddies

Solar farms seeded with wildflowers can boost pollinator populations