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The vast majority of American cars run on gasoline. But analysts say that's poised to change as electric vehicles take over the market — albeit not as quickly as environmental activists might like.

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

Cows release a super potent greenhouse gas when they burp and when their poop breaks down. It’s called methane, and a lot of farms in Vermont and around the country are trapping it to make electricity or natural gas. We partnered with NOVA to find out how it all works.

Only plant nerds used to risk loving the Hebe, native to New Zealand's cliffs and tufted grasslands. But as winters warm up in the U.S., plum pewter and burnt orange hebes are blooming, along with other species formally doomed by cold.

Up until about 20 years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find wheat fields in Vermont — it hasn’t been grown for baking here since it was planted by early European settlers. When colonial America expanded West, the crop largely disappeared from the Northeast. With its return, so too is bread made from 100% local ingredients and related industries like grain milling.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to restrict and roll back environmental regulations on clean air and water. What could that mean for Vermont?

Many bills died from inaction when the General Assembly reached its midnight deadline.

Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air.

Heads of state, mayors, scientists and policymakers have gathered in France to tackle what is being described as a global emergency facing the world's seas.

Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the tool should be put to use in nature.