John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets. By Lisa Friedman
Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threat. By Coral Davenport
Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance. By Hiroko Tabuchi
The suit challenges a measure that prohibits state entities like retirement funds from doing business with firms that “boycott energy companies.” By Karen Zraick
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse. By Raymond Zhong and Mira Rojanasakul
How Does Your State Make Electricity? There’s been a big shift in how America produces power. Each state has its own story. By Nadja Popovich
We Mapped Heat in 3 U.S. Cities. Some Sidewalks Were Over 130 Degrees. Air temperature is just one measure of how heat affects cities and people. See how high surface temperatures, which bring additional risks, can get. By Raymond Zhong and Mira Rojanasakul
The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown. By Raymond Zhong Jason Gulley and Jonathan Corum
Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here. What’s causing global warming? How can we fix it? This interactive F.A.Q. will tackle your climate questions big and small. By The New York Times Climate Desk
A Heat Pump Can Cut Your Emissions. But Read This Before You Switch. A Times climate reporter recounts his journey to switch his home’s HVAC system to a climate-friendly heat pump. By Christopher Flavelle
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Climate Change Comes to the Tetons In one of North America’s most stunning mountain ranges, melting glaciers and warmer temperatures are raising fears of ecological tipping points. By David Gelles
How R.F.K. Jr. Went From Environmental Champion to Trump Backer Kennedy’s former co-workers in the environmental movement aren’t surprised that he endorsed Trump, who has called climate change a “hoax.” By Manuela Andreoni
Climate Workers Wanted A group of federal programs is aimed at helping America’s work force adapt to climate change. By Austyn Gaffney
Can Democrats Make the Case to Climate Voters? In another year of record-breaking temperatures, Democrats are faced with the challenge of making climate change resonate with voters. By David Gelles
An intermission in hurricanes across the Atlantic has people wondering where the predicted storms are. By Judson Jones
More tourists are eager to visit vanishing glaciers and ice caves, but warming is also making the sites unstable. By Austyn Gaffney
Millions of people still recovering from the devastation of 2022 are bracing for the possibility of losing what they’ve rebuilt. By Zia ur-Rehman and Insiya Syed
The successful outcome of the government auction for renewable energy projects may bolster a wind industry battered by rising costs. By Stanley Reed
Every year, as thousands of humpbacks return to their breeding grounds near a protected bay, locals gather on the beach to greet them with stories, dancing and music. By Jennie Erin Smith
Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure. By Ceylan Yeğinsu
Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it. By Tiffany May and Claire Fu
The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” By Hiroko Tabuchi
Despite war in the Middle East and political turmoil in Libya, investors are focusing on what look like ample global supplies. By Stanley Reed
Wind power has a waste problem that has been difficult to solve. Turbine blades made from a new plant-based material could make them recyclable. By Minho Kim
