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By Brad Plumer
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These maps show where the Earth’s forests are vanishing
Brazil has managed to cut deforestation in half since 2000. But that's been offset by increasing forest loss in other countries.
Brazil has managed to cut deforestation in half since 2000. But that's been offset by increasing forest loss in other countries.
Gasoline prices have sunk to their lowest level in nearly three years. Increased drilling in the Midwest is only part of the story.
Typhoon Haiyan was deadly for a whole host of reasons — and global warming was likely just one small factor.
A key practice to avoid soil erosion has been making surprising gains in the U.S. So why hasn't it caught on in the rest of the world?
A record-breaking "super typhoon" is wreaking havoc in the Philippines. So what is a typhoon? What makes it super? Are they really that unusual?
The U.S. is planning to destroy six tons of confiscated ivory to deter poachers. Some economists worry it could have the exact opposite effect.
A new U.N. report finds a vast gulf between the world's stated ambitions to limit climate change and actual practice.
In recent years, Kentucky and West Virginia's coal industries have been facing a painful decline. Here are all the reasons why.
On Tuesday, Washington state residents will vote on whether to require genetically modified foods sold in stores to be labeled as such.
Even if humans stopped burning fossil fuels tomorrow, some climate impacts are inevitable.
Global emissions hit a record high in 2012. But the rate of growth appears to be slowing.
A new study finds the famous 2009 vehicle trade-in program created some jobs and cut carbon emissions — but at a remarkably high cost.
After widespread public protests, lawmakers are reconsidering earlier reforms to the nation's flood insurance program.
Geoengineering is a risky way to blunt the effects of climate change. But climate scientist David Keith says we still need to consider it seriously.
The United States and a few other countries are rebuilding their fisheries. The rest of the world... not so much.
Large pension funds are now pressing oil, gas, and coal companies to explain how the prospect of carbon regulations might hurt their business.
It's not just better technology. States also need to sort through some extremely tricky licensing and liability issues.
Since 2008, the world has committed $25 billion to carbon capture — with little to show for it so far.
U.S. carbon emissions from energy hit their lowest level since 1994 last year. But they're already starting to rise again.
A surge in cheap natural gas will kill off coal power. But it will also crowd out wind, solar, and nuclear too.