Lake Powell is rising more than a foot a day. But megadrought’s effects will still be felt.
Lake Powell's water levels are projected to rise 70 to 71 feet by this fall. The key Colorado River reservoir is benefitting from historically high water flows.
By Scott DanceShe bought her dream home. Then she noticed the snakes in her wall.
Amber Hall saved for years to buy a house for her family in Centennial, Colo. She was happy until she noticed snakes in the wall of her garage.
By Kyle MelnickThe pink river dolphins of the Amazon have a warning for humans
The beloved pink river dolphins are canaries in the Amazonian coal mine, warning of the threat the heavy metal poses to humans.
By Diana DuránCity planners targeted a Black community for heavy pollution. Can the damage be undone?
Highway and city planners saddled a once-proud Black community with freeways and diesel fumes, while more affluent neighborhoods were spared such burdens.
By Darryl Fears and John MuyskensThis glacier was a tourist destination. Now it offers a warning.
Peru’s “Route of Climate Change” takes visitors to a melting glacier — and aims to teach them along the way.
By Sarah KaplanSmall steps to live your best sustainable life
The Post’s climate coach, Michael Coren, answers listener questions about how to live more sustainably.
By Lucy Perkins, Taylor White and Sean CarterSee how a quick-fix climate solution could also trigger war
A technology called geosolar engineering is a cheap and fast way to fight global warming. But it could also spark conflict.
By Michael Birnbaum and Tom HumberstoneA genome project cracks mysteries of evolution — and Balto the superdog
The Zoonomia Project analyzed the genomes of 240 mammals, offering insights into evolution, extinction, the human brain and a famous sled dog.
By Mark Johnson and Dino GrandoniClimate change caused catastrophic East Africa drought, scientists say
A new analysis of the region's worst drought in 40 years said the crisis would not have happened in a cooler world.
By Sarah Kaplan‘Do people have to die?’ Why these Californians fear catastrophic floods.
Some towns in the San Joaquin Valley are facing the prospect of extreme flooding from what could be the largest amount of snowmelt in California history.
By Brianna SacksIn the Philippines, a nation swallowed by plastic waste
Driven by poverty, plastic waste has become out of control in the island nation known for its "sachet economy."
By Jintak HanEPA reaches deal to police Pennsylvania’s pollution of Chesapeake Bay
The EPA, under a proposed settlement, will put additional pressure on Pennsylvania to reduce pollution that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.
By Fredrick KunkleEPA proposes to ban most uses of methylene chloride, a toxic solvent
Highly toxic, methylene chloride is among the chemicals the EPA is re-evaluating under amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act, enacted in 2016.
By Timothy PukoU.S. has inventoried old-growth forests. Will protection be next?
The U.S. has now inventoried old-growth forests, as President Biden ordered. Will protection be next?
By Anna PhillipsDead birds are flying again — this time, as drones
Mostafa Hassanalian, an engineering professor at a New Mexico college, is using drone technology to enable taxidermied birds to fly.
By Kyle MelnickRare hybrid solar eclipse appears for first time in a decade
Hybrid eclipses are rare among eclipses and occur only a few times a century.
By Kasha Patel and Anumita KaurMysterious spiral over Alaska probably a result of SpaceX launch
Researchers say the event was probably caused by excess fuel released during the launch.
By Kasha PatelA contest encouraged children to hunt feral cats — until the backlash
The idea of enlisting children armed with air rifles in an effort to kill feral cats in New Zealand set off alarm bells among animal rights groups.
By Rachel PannettWater cuts could save the Colorado River. Farmers are in the crosshairs.
As the Biden administration moves closer to cutting how much water states can pull from the Colorado River, famers in California's Imperial Valley are in a powerful but precarious position.
By Joshua PartlowWhy Russia’s war in Ukraine is bad news for polar bears, too
Russia’s war in Ukraine is first and foremost a human tragedy, but it has been dire for wildlife too, stalling scientific work on polar bears and other animals unaware of the borders drawn on maps by humans.
By Dino Grandoni