Code red, glacier blood, megadrought: The defining words of 2021

These 12 words captured the spirit of our overheating planet this year.

Think apartment-hunting is frustrating? Try doing it with an electric car.

As the US switches to EVs, apartment-dwellers struggle to plug in.

Coal isn’t dying yet. 2021 brought a record surge in use.

As much of the world emerged from lockdown, coal stepped in to meet energy needs.

Build Back Better is stalled, and so are Biden’s ambitious climate plans

Americans were supposed to get clean energy tax credits for Christmas. Instead they're getting another shelved…

Did we figure out how to make good ‘climate pop’ songs in 2021?

The creep of climate anxiety onto the Top 40 has been a long time coming.

Indigenous and environmental activists say they were illegally spied on

A lawsuit alleges the Oregon Department of Justice ran a "spy agency."

The wealthiest people on the planet are responsible for almost half of carbon emissions

Yet climate policies disproportionally affect the middle and lower class.

‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Lessons from the slow death of Louisiana’s oil industry

The Gulf Coast is bleeding oil jobs. Here’s what it tells us about a just transition.

Study: People of color breathe more polluted air, regardless of income

U.S. air quality has gotten better, but disparities remain

New York City bans gas heating and stoves from new buildings

The ban will go into effect for small buildings in 2024 and large buildings in 2027.