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GENEVA —  Earth is sweltering through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. …

For years, environmentalists have argued that the Colorado River should be allowed to flow freely across the Utah-Arizona border, saying that letting water pass around Glen Canyon Dam — and …

Climate change has ratcheted up the risk of explosive wildfire growth in California by 25% and will continue to drive extreme fire behavior for decades to come, even if planet-warming …

Southern California air regulators voted unanimously Friday to adopt more stringent rules to monitor and curb smog-forming pollution from fuel storage tanks at oil refineries and other facilities. The South …

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria —  Roaring chain saws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a …

State officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Gas Co. store far more fuel at the Aliso Canyon gas storage field, eight years after a record-breaking leak spewed more than …

GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. —  On the morning of July 6, Michelle Harris saw a huge canid with yellow eyes dash across a fire road lined with charred snags and …

This story originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Hi, I’m Russ Mitchell. I …

You know it was a remarkable week when dumping tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean wasn’t even the lead story. That’s right: While much of the globe’s attention …

In the face of mounting outrage from environmentalists, state wildlife officials have revised their policies for translocating mountain lions after two male cougars were captured in the eastern Sierra Nevada …