Puerto Rico is particularly vulnerable to climate disasters, but its colonial relationship with the United States prevents it from protecting itself.

When President Biden first announced $1 billion in funding to install rooftop solar in Puerto Rico's vulnerable communities ...

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island's energy infrastructure. Though ...

Plants and trees send their roots into the ground to soak up water and nutrients from the soil. Until now, scientists ...

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in 2022, it exposed the vulnerabilities of the island's energy infrastructure. Though only a Category 1 storm ...

I was in Puerto Rico to report on the effects of the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to claw back some $20 billion in climate grants. Of that, more than $100 million had been promised ...

In recent years, locally acquired dengue cases have appeared in California, Florida, and Texas, parts of the U.S. where the ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

A new study revealed certain plants grow "secret" deep root systems to survive tough conditions and quietly trap carbon ...

The brown algae is blanketing shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana, disrupting tourism, killing wildlife, and emitting toxic gases. One school in Martinique was temporarily closed due to the fumes.

The 940-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it’s formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the ...

Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest ...