Climate
Vox’s coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues
Around the world, energy is becoming abundant — there’s just one problem.
Around the world, energy is becoming abundant — there’s just one problem.
New research reveals which food crops are razing the rainforest. One comes out way ahead — and it’s an American favorite.
Cows are draining the Colorado River.
Skimo enters the Winter Olympics at the most tragic time.
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Cautious consumerism isn’t a bad thing, but there’s a lot we don’t know about these products.
How did Costa Rica beat back deforestation and buck the global trend?
Around the world, the conditions that brew massive blazes are...syncing up?
The end of the endangerment finding, briefly explained.
First, lawsuits.
See inside Tolga Bat Hospital, a place for Australia’s injured and orphaned flying foxes.
Wildfires are a growing threat. Do we need a new federal agency to help?
Federal models keep missing homes that burn. A new AI tool zooms in.
Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research.
Why forecasters struggled to see this extreme winter storm coming.
Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters.
The high seas used to be the wild west of the ocean, but a new treaty could finally bring oversight.
Microplastics are bad for us. But scientists are still figuring out the rest of the story.
The agency’s new math to favor polluters, explained.
Major studies on microplastics are now being called into question.
Wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. In LA County, just 7 have been rebuilt.
From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.
8 ways the administration has undermined data collection this year.
Disaster capitalism isn’t theoretical anymore.
The US has had a bad track record of building nuclear on time and on budget. But that could change.
2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.
Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.
The Great Smoky Mountains are famous for their blue smoke, but to truly appreciate them you have to look beyond the haze.
From a CRISPR baby to a closing ozone hole, 5 actually good things from 2025.
Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life.
What happens when you kill the country’s climate science “mothership”?
This major climate target has been dead for years. Now, people are finally acknowledging it.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research is a treasure. The Trump administration wants to dismantle it.
Researchers say some populations are activating “jumping genes” to survive rising temperatures. It’s both hopeful and alarming.
No one wants to make it.
How one community figured out how to reduce fire threats — and their insurance rates.
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AI is causing electricity prices to surge. No one is happy about it.
Meet the unpaid animal laborers who help safeguard our food.
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.
These are eight of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them.
One of humanity’s biggest achievements may be slipping away.
