John Podesta is expected to push for China to set more ambitious greenhouse gas targets. Read More

Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posting a quiet but growing threat. Read More

Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure. Read More

Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it. Read More

Nearly five million Lego pieces plunged into the sea in 1997. The pieces are still showing up — on England’s coast, in Ireland, Belgium, France and possibly at the beach…

This series of floods didn’t force us to leave. But the next ones might. Read More

The more time we can spend outside or inside without the air-conditioner blasting, the better prepared we’ll be — both to slow climate change and to adapt to it. Read…

A form of fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres for decades. Researchers say it contains alarming levels of the toxic substance. Read More

The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.” Read More

The suit challenges a measure that prohibits state entities like retirement funds from doing business with firms that “boycott energy companies.” Read More