Local fisheries on the coast of Cambodia struggled with decimated fish populations for years. Today, they are teeming with seafood, thanks to local ecological restoration efforts. Here (at right), Koh Kresna village chief Khiev Sat talks with a fisherman about the day's catch. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

Wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island. Supporters say offshore wind projects are a valuable resource for meeting rising power demand and ensuring electric reliability. DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

FILE - A worker throws his cigarette on a truck parked in front of a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Dadong, Shanxi province, China, on Dec. 3, 2009. Andy Wong/AP/AP hide caption

A sign for the French company TotalEnergies is displayed at headquarters March 21, 2025, in La Defense business district outside of Paris. Thomas Padilla/AP hide caption

A customer fuels up his car in Linden, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Energy experts say that because of the rapid growth of solar, Pakistan has a greater cushion against the growing energy crisis. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

A warning sign was placed in January at the site of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flowed into the Potomac River in Glen Echo, Md. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Federal weather scientists say a strong El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop later this year. El Niño years can bring hotter temperatures, more extreme droughts and more intense rainfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Bhavin Misra and his son, Rumi, attach a solar panel while assembling a plug-in solar kit at their home in Houston. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

People in the remnants of a home in London, Kentucky after it was hit by a tornado in May 2025. Home insurance costs are expected to increase this year in states that have suffered hail and tornado damage from big convective storms. ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

A Canada goose escorts goslings as they walk to a pond at Water Works Park, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

Rising sea levels are already affecting coastal communities, exacerbating high tide events like this "king tide" in Mill Valley, Calif. A new study shows researchers may be underestimating how many people will be affected globally. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Vantor satellite image shows firefighting efforts and damage assessment at Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia following a fire incident in early March 2026. Maxar/Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty hide caption

The crude oil tanker, Sanan, is seen in coastal waters near Bandare Asaluyah, Iran, on January 27, 2026. SAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption

People gather on Lake Mendota near an inflatable Statue of Liberty crown and torch at the 2026 Winter Carnival on Feb. 7 in Madison, Wis. Kayla Wolf for NPR hide caption

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

Solar States owner Micah Gold-Markel carries a solar panel from a truck to the house where it will be installed. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption

The Craig Station power complex in northwest Colorado has three coal-fired units. Its operators planned to retire one unit at the end of 2025, and built wind and solar farms to replace it. But the Trump administration has ordered the unit to stay open and available for now.
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Water samples are taken from the Potomac River in Maryland in January. A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington, D.C. Nathan Ellgren/AP hide caption

A bridge along Interstate 26 is destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption