Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and senior editor Michael Kodas as they discuss the many factors—both natural and political—fueling this year’s intense fire season.

The specter of a “gas-for-wind” compromise between the governor and the White House is drawing the ire of residents as a ...

The city is racing to put up 277 sensors. Once installed, Chicago will have the most high-quality air monitors in the country ...

The Trump administration delayed releasing reports on countries’ human rights records. Now they’re out, and they’re starkly ...

The UN eyes further negotiations, but global discord on limiting an escalating crisis makes next steps unclear.

An acceleration of warming that started in 2023 continued through 2024, according to the latest annual climate assessment by ...