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Energy & Environment

Vox's coverage of climate change, renewable energy, conservation, and other environmental issues

Fracking may be a bigger climate problem than we thought

The mysterious recent spike in methane emissions? It just might be US fracking.

By David Roberts

Russian cities are still choking under smoke from massive Siberian wildfires

An area larger than the European Union is now covered by smoke in Siberia.

By Umair Irfan

The GOP’s climate change dilemma

By David Roberts August 13

The fish tube is more than a meme. It could help save ecosystems.

By Aja Romano August 13

The Endangered Species Act is incredibly popular and effective. Trump is weakening it anyway.

By Brian Resnick August 12

Colorado’s most powerful climate tool isn’t what you think

By David Roberts August 12

Getting to 100% renewables requires cheap energy storage. But how cheap?

By David Roberts August 9

4 ways to be smarter about land use to fight climate change

By Umair Irfan August 9

We regret to inform you that scooters aren’t actually good for the environment

By Sigal Samuel August 8

Report: we have to change how we eat and grow food to fight climate change

By Umair Irfan August 8

This website shows you exactly how guilty you should feel about flying

By Umair Irfan August 7

Using electricity at different times of day could save us billions of dollars

By David Roberts August 7

Why Jay Inslee picked a fight with Joe Biden on climate change

By David Roberts August 2

Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.

By Umair Irfan August 1

“That is kindergarten”: Cory Booker says rejoining the Paris climate agreement is not enough

By Umair Irfan July 31

2020 Democrats are getting more confrontational with the fossil fuel industry

By Umair Irfan July 31

“No permanent friends, no permanent enemies”: inside the Sunrise Movement’s plan to save humanity

By Ezra Klein July 31

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

How 2020 Democrats plan to fight climate change

By Umair Irfan, David Roberts, and 1 other July 30

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Elizabeth Warren thinks corruption is why the US hasn’t acted on climate change

By Umair Irfan July 30

Car companies’ surprising deal with California on environmental rules, explained

By Umair Irfan July 30

The 4 best ideas from Jay Inslee’s new climate justice plan

By David Roberts July 30

Why the US has so many tornadoes

By Kimberly Mas July 30

Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century

By David Roberts July 27

108 degrees in Paris: Europe is shattering heat records this week

By Umair Irfan July 26

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Kirsten Gillibrand wants the fossil fuel industry to pay for climate damages

By Umair Irfan July 25

New York just passed the most ambitious climate target in the country

By David Roberts July 22

The worst part of a heat wave is when it doesn’t cool off at night

By Umair Irfan July 19

Why 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang doesn’t want to break up Google

By Eric Johnson July 19

America is warming fast. See how your city’s weather will be different in just one generation.

Here’s how much the winters and summers in the city closest to you may change in about 30 years.

By Umair Irfan, Eliza Barclay, and 1 other July 19

Why Barry dropped much less rain on the Gulf coast than forecasters expected

By Umair Irfan July 16

Louisiana may get hit by a hurricane this weekend. New Orleans is already flooded.

By Brian Resnick July 11

The climate change policy with the most potential is the most neglected

By David Roberts July 11

Bernie Sanders and AOC want Congress to declare a national emergency over climate change

By Tara Golshan July 9

Coal left Appalachia devastated. Now it’s doing the same to Wyoming.

By David Roberts July 9

Restoring forests may be one of our most powerful weapons in fighting climate change

By Umair Irfan July 5

Scientists found a seaweed patch stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Africa

By Brian Resnick July 4

We might get a climate debate after all. Here are 10 questions to ask candidates.

By David Roberts July 3

Cities are beginning to own up to the climate impacts of what they consume

By David Roberts July 1

Oregon Republicans to return after a week-long walkout to block a climate bill

By Umair Irfan June 28

Is climate change an “existential threat” — or just a catastrophic one?

By Kelsey Piper June 28

113 degrees in France: why Europe is so vulnerable to extreme heat

By Umair Irfan June 28

Climate change got just 15 minutes out of 4 hours of Democratic debates

By Umair Irfan June 28