The Ambler Road would give mining companies access to a vast trove of untapped copper, cobalt and rare-earth minerals, but environmental groups and some Alaska Natives oppose the project.

More than 500,000 people are without power.

As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge Mountains, the iconic brook trout is in decline.

Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica early Tuesday afternoon as a catastrophic Category 5 storm.

The spotted lanternfly has descended on fruit orchards and maple trees in much of the mid-Atlantic region. It’s an invasive species that can overtake and kill grape vines.

California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food.

A vineyard in Virginia has turned pest control into a pastime, arming visitors with electric fly swatters to protect its vines from lanternflies. Randi B. Hagi with member station WMRA reports on its fly swatting competition.

Clean energy tax credits have saved people money on home solar installations for more than 20 years. They’re set to expire at the end of this year, after the Trump administration canceled them. However, it might already be too late for homeowners to save on new solar.

In Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields.

Mosquitoes have been spotted in Iceland for the first time as the climate warms.