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Environment

50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time

Heavy manufacturing turns to rooftop solar to cut costs and carbon

A warehouse building with solar panels on the rooftop.

Flu shot 2026: What to expect, timing, and effectiveness

Flu and COVID-19 sign outside a clinic entrance.

Maine’s shellfish harvesters are caught up in climate-related closures

A lobster boat at sea during a storm in the North Haven Harbor, Maine.

Is New York City getting its composting program right?

Signage at a facility on New York City’s Staten Island where food and yard waste is turned into compost, preventing it from becoming a source of methane.

Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint

Former US President George W. Bush (R) holding an ear of corn, joined by his friend, Larry Gaitlin (C) while farmer Ken Thompson (L) counts the money handed to him by Bush for a bag of corn, during an impromptu stop of his motorcade at a local farmers market after a campaign rally August 4, 2004 in Davenport, Iowa.

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies

Maria Patricia Alcantara (R), wheels Jose Epifanio Sanchez Trujeque (L) to the bathroom at their home in Lebec, California.

Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states

Plumes of smoke rise from three towers at Westlake Chemical's plant in Lake Charles, La. where President Donald Trump recently granted the facility a two-year exemption from stricter air quality standards. Experts say the move will increase toxic and greenhouse gas emissions for the surrounding neighborhoods.

Migratory birds and rice farmers are helping each other soar

Blackbirds flying over summer rice fields.

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind

A boy looking out over Jamaica Bay in the Edgemere neighborhood of New York City.

Can a sneaker brand help counter Amazon deforestation?

Hand touching the scars of a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) near the Anajas riverbank in the Amazonia region, Marajo, near Anajas city, Para state, Brazil.

Talking to a door-to-door solar sales rep? Beware of these red flags.

Michael Reimann, installer with Lumina Solar, carries a large panel and his face is not visible while installs solar panels on the roof of a home in Kensington, MD on July 3, 2025.

The climate solution sitting in America’s trash

A pile of banana peels in the trash during a marathon in a city.

The world turns to energy pragmatism on the path to a new climate consensus

Smoke coming out of a heat and power plant chimney, blending with a lavender morning sky.

America’s hardest water: The 10 US cities with the highest water hardness

An aerial view of a modern suburban residential neighborhood situated in a mountainous desert area.