As waters rise, world’s runways face crisis
Extreme weather and rising sea levels pose one of the most urgent threats to many of the world’s busiest airports, which often weren’t designed with...
Many major airports are near sea level. A disaster in Japan shows what can go wrong.
Extreme weather and rising sea levels today pose one of the most urgent threats to many of the world’s busiest airports, which often weren’t designed...
California strikes back against the Trump administration’s auto-pollution rollback
At stake is what could be President Donald Trump’s biggest climate-policy rollback, a move that could, by 2035, increase U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by an amount...
Scott Pruitt before the EPA: Fancy homes, a shell company and friends with money
At the EPA, Scott Pruitt is under investigation for allegations of unchecked spending, ethics lapses and other issues, including his interactions with lobbyists.
Extreme weather a big test for Tokyo’s elaborate defense against flooding
Across Japan, rainfall measuring more than 2 inches an hour has increased 30 percent over the past three decades, the Japan Meteorological Agency estimates. The...
Rollback of EPA rules already benefiting one gas company
Devon’s pushback is the first known example under the Trump administration of an accused polluter backing away from a proposed environmental settlement.
Kansan embraces environmental farming, but not talk of climate change
Wheat farmer Doug Palen evangelizes the benefits of no-till farming to anyone who will listen, but he’ll steer clear of discussing the politically touchy subject...
U.S. says Fiat Chrysler flouted emissions rules
The case has echoes of one against Volkswagen, which pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy as part of a widespread emissions-cheating scheme. In both cases, the...