"Every state legislator can now look to Washington and say, ‘This is a winning issue,’” Governor Jay Inslee told Grist.

Climate change did not take center stage during this week’s presidential election; it did not even seem to be in the wings or in the theater. Instead, the U.S. elected a candidate who has a history of ...

A newly discovered bacterium could help humans deal with climate change — if scientists can figure out how to crack open its DNA.

“We have more liquid gold than any country in the world,” Trump said during his victory speech, referring to domestic oil and gas potential. The CEO of the American Petroleum Institute issued a ...

In a special Election Day edition of State of Emergency, Zoya Teirstein reports from rainy Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Election Day in Lake Charles, Louisiana began with heavy rain and tornado warnings. Belts of precipitation traveling up from ...

New research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon and water.

Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from plastic-related ...

A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their ...

Republican David Valadao has held his blue district by fighting for thirsty farms. With control of Congress on the line, his luck may run out.

Past research has shown that a hurricane can both suppress and galvanize voters. An otherwise politically engaged person who ...

A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.