Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out ...

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history.

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The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to ...

In southeastern Pennsylvania, Hurricane Ida in 2021 was a preview of a flood-prone future. A report recommends construction ...

The White House rescinds its order to freeze federal grants after facing legal challenges and nationwide confusion.

Clean energy is the top contributor of property tax revenue for many Iowa counties, writes Waylon Brown of Clean Grid ...

Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...

While Des Moines came one degree shy of tying a record, at least 3 Iowa cities set new high temperature records, the National ...