Climate
Vox’s coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues
America’s wildfire strategy is falling apart when it’s needed most.
A growing number of thinkers say factory farming can help save the planet. Are they right?
Invasive bullfrogs are spreading in the West. Here’s why scientists are so alarmed.
Trump’s EPA wants to claw back grants for a solar panel program.
Inside the years-long quest to catch a sea star killer.
Natural disasters may cost more money, but they claim far fewer lives than in decades past.
A philosopher on humanity’s need for a new story — and a new way to defy where we’re headed.
The communities of sea creatures push the boundaries of what we know about life.
How to develop new habits in an era of extreme heat.
The agency plans to reverse its own legal justification for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
Banning food dye is inconsequential when environmental pollution is killing us.
These (literal) thirst traps are helping wild animals beat the heat.
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.
The science behind the brutal heat dome, explained.
Debris removal after Hurricane Helene did more damage to the environment than the storm itself in some parts of the state, scientists claim.
What budget cuts mean for wildlife, climate monitoring — and surviving peak tourism.
Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.
Reforming environmental rules is only a small step to rebuilding after wildfires.
They were already on the edge of extinction. Then Helene hit.
Why DIY disaster preparation matters more than ever — even if it’s not perfect.
What NWS and FEMA cuts could mean for future disasters, explained.
How missed flood warnings and infrastructure gaps cost so many lives in central Texas.
The budget bill sabotages one of the biggest growth sectors of the US economy.
Beware of the biting midge.
The president’s “big, beautiful bill” just got worse.
The Endangered Species Act has a major problem. This unlikely move could help save it.
The urban heat island sits in a rural heat ocean.
Videos reveal the hidden lives of animals in the borderlands and how the wall affects them.
A completely necessary climate villain.
Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.
The wild reason why bird advocates are releasing these reviled insects from the sky.
Fossil fuel sites can emit a powerful greenhouse gas long after they shut down.
The pro-pollution presidency rolls on.
Here’s how to help them instead.
The big, complicated race for critical minerals, explained.
Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.
Sunscreen: Check. Shorts: Check. Air filters?
Trump could make this year’s hurricane season deadlier.
You may not know about it either, but the program helps keep people — and animals — in good health.