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With gasoline prices on the rise and pressure mounting to make better use of domestic energy, natural gas vehicles are making a comeback. Climate change is also driving demand — natural gas produces 20 to 30 percent fewer carbon emissions than diesel.

A U.S. Geological Survey researcher says she's worried about the Navajo because drought, combined with increasing temperatures, are making it harder for them to live in the harsh conditions.

To plant a fig tree in our climate is an act of faith. Most figs are native to the tropics—and in the heat and sweat of this world they do amazing things. They’ve co-evolved with a wasp that crawls into the fruit and pollinates it from the inside out.

Levels of methane have increased particularly quickly since 2020. Livestock account for about 32% of human-caused methane emissions, the U.N. Environment Program says.

Extreme heat warnings are in effect for more than 10 million people in parts of the West. Cities are mobilizing to help the homeless and the elderly while firefighters are on high alert for wildfires.

New England needs more housing — especially affordable housing. But what happens when the land picked for that housing is also valuable in the fight to slow climate change?

As the storm exits, residents in Tampa and surrounding areas have to navigate the damage. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida about the latest on Milton.

A judge has allowed a 2021 lawsuit filed by the state of Vermont against major fossil fuel companies to move forward.

Look at what's happening to the planet, its air, its soil, its animals, its plants. Maybe it's time to point a finger at the cause of all this change — and name it.

Stanford University's decision to stop direct investments in coal mining companies is encouraging student-led divestment movements at other universities. Chloe Maxmin of Divest Harvard discusses her hopes following Stanford's announcement. Harvard University has the largest university endowment in the U.S.