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Energy & Environment

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

Winter storms put the US power grid to the test. It failed.

America’s aging energy infrastructure and reliance on fossil fuels pushed local power grids to the brink.

By Rebecca Leber

The tricky business of putting a dollar value on a human life

The EPA’s draft “social cost of carbon” analysis opens up a knotty discussion about US lives versus lives abroad.

By Dylan Matthews

Can capitalism and nature coexist?

By Benji Jones December 21

America’s most important EV is also its goofiest

By Umair Irfan December 20

7 reasons our planet might not be doomed after all

By Benji Jones December 20

The world has a new plan to save nature. Here’s how it works — and how it could fail.

By Benji Jones December 19

Manchin’s permitting reform effort is dead. Biden’s climate agenda could be a casualty.

By Colin Mortimer December 16

World leaders are racing to protect nature — but the definition of one word is tripping them up

By Benji Jones December 15

We have a genuine fusion energy breakthrough

By Umair Irfan December 13

The World Cup is missing its climate goals. It should still keep taking shots.

By Umair Irfan December 10

The weird Republican turn against corporate social responsibility

By Rebecca Leber December 10

Mauna Loa is erupting in Hawaii. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.

By Umair Irfan December 7

World leaders have 2 weeks to agree on a plan to save nature

By Benji Jones December 7

The mystery of the mimic plant

By Benji Jones November 30

Who gets to keep burning fossil fuels as the planet heats up?

By Umair Irfan November 30

Want to fight climate change effectively? Here’s where to donate your money.

By Sigal Samuel November 29

Why Americans will pay higher natural gas prices this winter

By Rebecca Leber November 24

Are 8 billion people too many — or too few?

By Bryan Walsh November 21

The good and bad news for the planet after the latest UN climate talks

By Umair Irfan November 19

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

The midterm culture war over plant-based meat

By Kenny Torrella November 18

No one knows what “nature-based solutions” are

By Benji Jones November 17

How to slash carbon emissions while growing the economy, in one chart

By Sigal Samuel November 13

Biden says America is doing its part to prevent “climate hell.” Is it?

By Umair Irfan and Neel Dhanesha November 11

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

6 wins and 2 losses on climate in the midterms

By Rebecca Leber November 10

A mountain, a tower, a thermos of molten salt. These are the batteries that could power our renewable future.

By Neel Dhanesha November 10

Egypt’s most prominent political prisoner is dying as world leaders arrive for UN climate summit

By Jonathan Guyer November 9

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

California voters said no to taxing the rich to make EVs more affordable

By Umair Irfan November 9

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

11 midterm races that could shape our climate future

By Rebecca Leber November 7

Money speaks louder than ever at this week’s UN climate negotiations

By Umair Irfan November 7

The surprising value of a small patch of grass

By Benji Jones November 3

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

What’s at stake for Biden’s climate agenda in the midterms

By Rebecca Leber November 1

What Lula’s stunning victory means for the imperiled Amazon rainforest

By Benji Jones October 31

Consumers, not corporations, saved the power grid. What else can we do?

By Umair Irfan October 31

What happens if Bolsonaro wins reelection in Brazil?

By Cameron Peters October 30

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By Vox Staff October 28

Joe Biden just signed an international climate treaty. And Mitch McConnell voted for it.

By Umair Irfan October 28

The strange, savage life of a freshwater mussel

By Benji Jones October 27

The shrinking ozone hole shows that the world can actually solve an environmental crisis

By Kelsey Piper October 27

The 2022 midterm elections, explained

How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governor’s race

By Rebecca Leber October 27

The world is failing its emissions test

By Umair Irfan October 26

How many van Goghs is one Earth worth?

By Aja Romano October 24

The wasted potential of garbage dumps

By Neel Dhanesha October 24