Climate

SAO FELIX DO XINGU, Brazil  —  Over the last four years, Wenatoa Parakana has watched the rainforest her ancestors fiercely defended being cut down at a breakneck pace. In this …

BARCELONA, Spain —  Spain’s government pledged to invest more than $350 million in the country’s Doñana wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that ecologists say is dying because of climate change …

As California energetically attempts to decarbonize the state’s economy, some in Sacramento fear the plan faces a looming threat: astronomical gas prices that could fuel a massive public backlash. A …

CCONCHACCOTA, Peru —  From her home under the baking sun of Peru’s southern Andes, Vilma Huamaní can see the small Cconchaccota lagoon, the axis of her community’s life. It has been …

The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to phase out all oil drilling in L.A. and ban new wells, a historic move in a city that was built by a …

HONOLULU —  When Willette Kalaokahaku Akima-Akau looks out at the the lava flowing from Mauna Loa volcano and makes an offering of gin, tobacco and coins, she will be taking part …

The Biden administration is opening the door to a sweeping rewrite of the 17-year-old U.S. biofuel mandate, including a plan to encourage use of renewable natural gas to power electric …

THE HAGUE —  The International Court of Justice on Thursday found little to rule on in a long-running dispute over a small river that flows from Bolivia to Chile, as the …

A winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada overnight and will continue pounding the region throughout Thursday, bringing heavy mountain snow, rainfall, strong winds and dangerous driving conditions as it moves …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. —  A twister roaring out of the darkness smashed through a small Alabama community early Wednesday during an outbreak of tornadoes across the Deep South, killing a 39-year-old woman …