It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.

A $2.4 billion upgrade to Caltrain is shaving time off trips, boosting ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

Though tech companies are secretive about water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction ...

The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades ...

Last week, the ag department finally settled the lawsuit, agreeing to share the datasets used to power its climate risk ...

As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save Appalachia's iconic hellbender salamander is becoming a fight for ...

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Not far from the crowds of Venice, sea lavender locks away carbon, builds ecosystems, and could help coastal cities weather a ...

Historically, ski resorts in the West have relied on snowmaking much less than those in other parts of the country. Fewer ...

For all their variation, these seeds share a common trait: They’re native to the Midwest. These species genetically adapted ...

New research finds that Arctic peatlands are expanding as the far north undergoes rapid changes. It's an ominous sign.

In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption ...