Matt Smith
The American Southwest Appears to Be Primed for Severe Wildfires This Summer
El Niño brought much needed rain to the parched West, but also helped vegetation to grow, which will soon dry out and become fuel for blazes.
A Drunken Escapade by Bros in Death Valley May Have Killed a Tiny Endangered Fish
The shotgun-wielding intruders left beer cans, a pair of boxer shorts, and a pool of vomit — and the US National Parks Service has issued an award for anyone who helps find the perpetrators.
Clean Energy 'Miracles' Remain Elusive — But Here's Why That Might Not Be a Problem
Congressional Republicans are blocking federal funding from research and development of next generation clean energy technologies, but use of existing renewables like wind and solar is growing fast.
The Fort McMurray Fire Created Lightning That Set Off New Blazes
The intense blaze has scorched over 100,000 hectares — about 390 square miles — and remains out of control.
Here's Why the Alberta Wildfire Just Might Have a Lot to Do With Climate Change
Hotter temperatures have helped to double since 1970 the amount of land scorched by wildfires each year around Alberta's tar sands — and the last three years have been especially bad.
Huge 'Dead Zones' Could Appear in the World's Oceans by 2030 Because of Climate Change
A drop in oxygen levels, brought about by warming ocean temperatures, is already discernible in some areas — and could be widespread in just 15 years, impacting marine life and the humans that rely upon fisheries for livelihoods and sustenance.
ExxonMobil's Credit Rating Downgraded For First Time Since the Great Depression
The move by credit rating agency Standard & Poor's reflects volatility in the energy markets, but governments could put oil companies under even greater strain by pushing for alternatives to fossil fuels in an effort to address climate change.
A Top Executive Outlined VW's Emissions Cheating Scheme in a 2006 PowerPoint Presentation
The presentation puts executives, rather than lower level managers, at the center of the company's efforts to cheat on emissions tests.
Anti-Racist Protesters Outnumbered White Supremacists 10 to 1 at a Racist Rally in Georgia
Protesters trying to break up the rally played a cat-and-mouse game with police around Georgia's Stone Mountain on Saturday, with at least nine of them arrested.
The UN Climate Pact That Leaders Are Signing on Earth Day Isn't Enough to Save the Planet
Leaders from more than 160 nations will mark Earth Day at the United Nations, putting their signatures to an international climate change agreement aimed at heading off dangerous changes to Earth's climate.
Volkswagen Agrees to Fix or Buy Back Over Half a Million Diesel Cars Sold in the US
The automaker has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice after admitting it cheated on US clean air tests.
Volkswagen Will Reportedly Pay $1 Billion for Cheating on US Emissions Tests
The Germany automaker has admitted to using sophisticated software to cheat on emissions tests, which is the biggest scandal in the history of the company and led to the resignation of its CEO.