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A popular metaphor for climate change is the boiling frog, the idea being that we’re getting cooked so slowly that we don’t realize it until it’s too late.

The condition, linked to heat on a warming planet, is affecting laborers from Central America and Mexico. As scientists race to track the growing epidemic, its victims have been driven further into hiding.

Tiny fragments of plastic are in the air, land and water in the country, where the burning of trash is common.

A failed attempt by Entergy Arkansas to block news outlets from publishing details of a data center agreement highlights growing concerns about press freedom and secrecy surrounding the industry’s rapid expansion.

Data from around Maine suggests the state never fully recovered from last fall’s drought, leaving the state in a tough position as conditions worsen once again, according to the Maine Drought Task Force.

New research finds urban woodlands can provide the strongest cooling during extreme heat, outperforming grasslands, lakes, parks and green walls.

An analysis of 30 years of satellite images of penguin guano shows how the birds’ diets are shifting in response to warming.

A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather. Perennial grains may better withstand extreme drought like the one earlier this year that devastated some wheat farmers in Kansas.

Small towns in the Permian Basin have become a petri dish for the perils of living amid the nation's largest oil fields.

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

Legislation is being introduced at a record pace as growing public opposition to data centers drives more proposals to restrict the tech giants.

Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act has been upheld by a federal court following the first constitutional challenge to a state extended producer responsibility law in U.S. history.

Colorado wildlife managers have failed to be forthright in citing a key reason for adverse conditions for bears: global warming.

Indonesian minister says ‘super El Nino’ conditions deepening drought and fuelling fires

The country’s water crisis threatens drinking water and hydropower and worsens the risk of destructive fires.

Cases of the tick-borne allergy alpha-gal syndrome are surging as warmer temperatures, abundant deer and expanding development help lone star ticks spread.

In the past 3 years, 42 incidents impacted water, data from the regulator shows. The consequences for companies are minimal — but one mine operator says not all violations are the same.

A proposed rule could make it harder for Black communities to learn about — and challenge — new sources of air pollution.

A federal judge has struck down New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel-producing industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair damage wrought by climate change.