Environment

Uncover the latest environmental challenges and solutions in the U.S. From climate change and environmental policy to conservation and sustainability, our stories bring clarity to the most pressing ecological concerns of our time.

AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025

Climate Catastrophe 2025: AP Photographers Document Destruction and Resilience

Intense tropical cyclones battered regions and devastated natural habitats. Streets were submerged under floodwaters, trapping vehicles in the sludge, while ...

In Alaska’s warming Arctic, photos show an Indigenous elder passing down hunting traditions

Arctic Crisis in Alaska: Indigenous Elder Keeps Hunting Traditions Alive Amid Warming

In Kotzebue, Alaska, as the autumn sun cast a golden hue over the tundra, young James Schaeffer, aged 7, and ...

South Sudanese community fights to save land from relentless flooding worsened by climate change

South Sudanese Battle Climate Change: Community Unites to Save Land from Devastating Floods

In the marshes of South Sudan’s AKUAK, Ayen Deng Duot stands surrounded by water up to her waist, chopping at ...

Brazilian environmentalist gets funded by DiCaprio after false forest fire accusation by Bolsonaro

DiCaprio Funds Brazilian Environmentalist: Cleared of Bolsonaro’s False Fire Accusations!

Brazilian Environmental Advocate Receives Funding from DiCaprio Following Unfounded Wildfire Allegations by Bolsonaro A Brazilian environmental activist recently secured financial ...

Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more

Deadly Tornado Strikes Brazil: 6 Dead, Hundreds Injured in Catastrophic Event

Devastating Tornado Strikes Brazil, Resulting in Six Fatalities and Numerous Injuries A fierce tornado swept through parts of Brazil, causing ...

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million

Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits Philippines: 2 Dead, 1 Million Displaced!

Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits the Philippines, Results in Two Fatalities and Displaces a Million The Philippines was struck by the ...

Residents turn to community patrols as illegal gold mining grows in Ghana

Ghana’s Illegal Gold Mining Surge: Residents Resort to Community Patrols

Local Communities Form Patrol Groups in Response to Increasing Illegal Gold Mining in Ghana In Ghana, a surge in unauthorized ...

3 dead and 15 injured in tidal surge on Spain’s Canary Islands

Tragic Tidal Surge in Canary Islands: 3 Dead, 15 Injured

Three Fatalities and Numerous Injuries as Tidal Wave Strikes Canary Islands A devastating tidal wave has struck Spain’s Canary Islands, ...

Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn’t stayed on it

Paris Agreement Failure: World Off Track to Curb Global Warming

Historic Paris Accord Aimed to Curb Global Warming, but Progress Remains Insufficient In a pivotal moment for global environmental policy, ...

Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states and record lows in South

Intense Snow Hits Great Lakes, South Faces Record Lows: Meteorologists Issue Warning

Weather Experts Predict Severe Snowfall in Great Lakes Region and Unprecedented Cold in the South Weather specialists are issuing alerts ...