Don’t call it climate change. Red states prepare for ‘extreme weather’
Bracing for global warming is the rare climate issue that appeals to both Republicans and Democrats, and 34 states have done some sort of climate-adaptation...
Biden eyes Strategic Petroleum Reserves crude oil release in coming days
The administration is trying to coordinate concurrent releases with foreign governments, including those in China and Japan.
How an ancient harvest practice pushed EU’s new farm reform to the edge
Farm ministers watered down requirements for a practice that dates back to biblical times.
Climate denial is waning on the right. What’s replacing it might be just as scary
The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the US.
COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list. Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022
The world promised progress at the Glasgow climate conference. Now it has to turn those promises into reality. A former senior UN official describes what...
The Latest Farm Product: Carbon Credits
Eight years ago, Kevin Prevo started making changes to the land in southern Iowa that his family has farmed for five generations. Mr. Prevo stopped...
Global rivalries are miring the clean energy revolution
The quest for Congo’s cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in a cycle of exploitation,...
Is 24/7 carbon-free energy the right goal?
Last week, I wrote an introduction to the hot new trend in energy: 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE), i.e., matching a company or city’s power consumption...