Record-shattering ocean temperatures have helped Beryl gain strength as it moves through the Caribbean. It is the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded this early in the year.

A new analysis examines how pressing environmental issues can impact housing throughout the state. One key finding is that historic policies such as redlining continue to haunt minority communities in Indiana.

Which Indiana communities are most vulnerable to climate change? One member of our audience was curious.

The CDC has released a tool to help people assess personal risk during heat waves in preparation for another hot summer.

This winter's record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that hit parts of the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday, tornado experts said.

According to the independent research and reporting collaboration Climate Central, Lake Michigan is frozen for 22 fewer days now than it was in the 1970s, and ice cover is less than what it used to be.

Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.

Climate change isn't playing out everywhere in the same way. That's because our climate here in Indiana is different from other parts of the country and the world. This can make the data confusing. A member of our audience from Noblesville wanted to better understand it.

Climate advocates said the climate action plans for both companies look similar, and neither is particularly ambitious.

The plan was approved in September, but can't move forward until the individual campuses form their own climate committees.