Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining…
Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
Over the past four years during the Biden administration, the United States started spending ever-greater sums on efforts to blunt global warming and help communities adapt to a hotter world.…
Why is Iowa basketball’s season unraveling? Here is a deep dive
Video: Iowa’s Fran McCaffery after 82-65 loss at Ohio State Iowa coach Fran McCaffery’s full press conference after an 82-65 loss at Ohio State on Jan. 27, 2025. IOWA CITY…
Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until their impact on climate change can…
Princess Beatrice baby born, second with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Beatrice of York engaged to property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Princess Beatrice of York is engaged! Buckingham Palace announced her engagement to property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. USA TODAY…
How Birds Survive Winter Cold: Adaptations and Behavioral Strategies
Winter mornings begin at David Sibley’s Deerfield, Mass., household as they do at my similarly rural place 90-something miles to the west and south, across the New York line: with…
Transportation Secretary Seeks Rollback of Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards
The newly confirmed transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, signed an order on Tuesday seeking to roll back key fuel economy standards set by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The order is…
Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe
The world is closer than ever to the apocalypse. That was the dire assessment issued on Tuesday by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit organization and publication whose…
Inside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule
For years, the fossil fuel industry and its allies have tried to overturn one of the most important federal rulings in the history of climate policy: the one that requires…
The Climate Migration Question: Rebuild or Relocate?
For all the trouble it has caused, River Caney is an unassuming creek. The rustling strip of water meanders slowly, less than a foot deep in some parts, along a…