3M found that many of its products, including Scotchgard and Scotchban, leached toxic chemicals called PFAS. Sharon Lerner reports on why the company kept making them.

While not perfectly pristine, many Florida farmlands provide valuable ecosystem services, like wildlife habitat and flood protection.

The tropical Pacific Ocean is changing. The strong El Niño is rapidly ending, and we may see the opposite condition called La Niña developing. The switch from El Niño to La Niña will probably impact our summer weather.

El Niño is when surface water and deeper water along the Equator in the Pacific Ocean turns warmer than normal. We had a strong El Niño this past winter with water about four degrees warmer than normal. That might not sound like much warmth, but it is for an area of water four times the size of the United States.

We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid.

Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.

The Vatican prioritized Gov. Healey’s conspicuous role at this week's climate summit, writes Frederick Hewett. Her vision for sustainable and just economic development reflects the pope's call for economic systems that respect people and the environment.

A decade of debate in Ipswich comes to a head May 21, when the town votes on whether to remove Ipswich Mills Dam. On one side, removal-advocates hope to restore rare wetlands and provide a cushion against flooding. On the other, dam enthusiasts the tout the importance of the dam's history and recreation, arguing there are alternatives to full removal.

Country folk tend to like the independence offered by their cars, so how do you get them to use public transit? The Monocab system may be the answer, as it utilizes individual on-demand pods that travel on existing abandoned railways.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB 1645) on Wednesday that will erase several instances of the words “climate change” from state statutes and restructure the state’s fossil fuel-based energy policy that listed climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. The priority now is to ensure “an adequate, reliable and cost-effective supply […]

An energy regulatory decision today could carve out the path for fully renewable energy in America, by attacking the central challenge of transmission capacity.

The Florida Department of Transportation held a kickoff meeting to introduce the project to the public this week. Officials also said they are considering the possibility of a dedicated bike lane across the bridge.

Florida’s aquifer and springs are at risk. Their blue waters are in decline, including loss of flow, excessive algae and so called “brown-outs.”

Glass might soon have some competition from an unlikely rival – bamboo. Scientists in China have turned regular old bamboo into a transparent material that’s also resistant to fire and water, and suppresses smoke.

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Amazon subsidiary Zoox's autonomous driving technology after two motorcycles collided with Zoox-equipped SUVs that stopped suddenly and unexpectedly in separate incidents, leading to "minor injuries."

About 500 Zoox vehicles are relevant to the investigation, according to an NHTSA report detailing the probe first reported by Bloomberg. While Zoox is known for its boxy robotaxi that began driving on public roads last year, both accidents and the subsequent investigation occurred with Zoox's self-driving tech equipped to Toyota Highlander SUVs. Toyota isn't under investigation in this case.

From the Arctic to Antarctica the planet is sagging, dripping, slouching, changing the face of 10,000 years of nature coexisting with humanity side-by-side until only recently as it transforms into an adversarial relationship. Permafrost ranks alongside the Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland, The Great Barrier Reef, and the world’s three largest rainforests as the most important determinates of this changing future. Within permafrost’s confines exist thousands of years of latent ingredients that have the potential to set the world on fire. Its impact could be transcendent.

Emily Witt writes about how climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways, which is situated in the Big Sur region of California.

Improved track and intensity forecasts make it easier for the public to prepare for hurricanes, but forecasters at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference say short fuse hurricanes — that rapidly intensify near land — remain a concern.

On Thursday, Extinction Rebellion Rome took up their Boston allies' outcry, according to the group's Facebook page. At least two protestors staked out Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City holding "No New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure In Massachusetts" signs.

Renault has announced the production of a robotized electric miniBus based on the New Renault Master in addition to significantly revising its autonomous vehicle strategy.

Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.

One of the great glories of Florida is the incredible amount of land that we’ve been able to save from development by buying it and turning it into state parks, beaches, and forests. Using such land-buying programs as Florida Forever, we’ve protected more than 10 million acres out of 42 million total in the entire […]