Environment

Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses. The post appeared first on .

The justices heard arguments over whether oil companies sued by Louisiana could move the cases from state to federal court, a venue thought to be friendlier to corporate interests. The post appeared first on .

In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. The post appeared first on .

UK police said a falling tree killed a man in England after record winds brought by Storm Goretti, and nearly 40,000 homes in France were still without power Saturday. Storm Goretti also ploughed through other parts of northern Europe, with at its peak some 380,000 homes in France without power. The post appeared first on

For decades, an Arctic archipelago called Svalbard has served as a rare refuge of international cooperation. Those days are over. The post appeared first on .

Local governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage. The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, to friendlier venues. The post appeared first on .

Warming seas and increased flooding threaten a way of life for Native Americans who have called the Pacific Northwest coast their home for generations. The post appeared first on .

The Trump administration has repeatedly ordered work to stop on offshore wind farms along the East Coast, pushing at least two projects to the brink of collapse. The post appeared first on .