It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.

A $2.4 billion upgrade to Caltrain is shaving time off trips, boosting ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the ...

Last week, the ag department finally settled the lawsuit, agreeing to share the datasets used to power its climate risk viewer and other tools. Even though most of the webpages in question had already ...

As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save Appalachia's iconic hellbender salamander is becoming a fight for ...

The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades ...

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Not far from the crowds of Venice, sea lavender locks away carbon, builds ecosystems, and could help coastal cities weather a ...

Historically, ski resorts in the West have relied on snowmaking much less than those in other parts of the country. Fewer ...

For all their variation, these seeds share a common trait: They’re native to the Midwest. These species genetically adapted over thousands of years and sustain the region’s ecosystems. That ...

New research finds that Arctic peatlands are expanding as the far north undergoes rapid changes. It's an ominous sign.

In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.