President Biden called for increased federal investment in communities to help them better endure major storms while visiting areas in the northeast ravaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The storm dumped
As hope fades additional survivors will be rescued and scores are feared dead in the rubble of the Champlain Towers condo building that collapsed near Miami Beach on Thursday, impacts due to
A federal judge stopped the Interior Department from selling 80 million offshore acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development, saying the Biden administration failed to properly account for
The heads of the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion issued an unprecedented joint statement calling for action to address climate change and social inequity. “Today we
An atmospheric river dumped six inches of rain in two days on the Pacific Northwest, setting off flood warnings across Washington and Oregon as well as concerns over avalanches and landslides. Increasing
Nearly 60% of the planet’s remaining oil and gas, and 90% of its coal reserves must remain in the ground by 2050 for the world to have a shot at limiting global
In a speech that led with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Biden also touted his administration's efforts to address climate change in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night
A brutal heat dome blanketed the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, bringing life-threatening conditions to an area unprepared for extreme heat, with a third straight day of triple-digit temperatures forecast for Monday.
Solar energy can rise from 3% of U.S. power generation today to 40% by 2035, and ultimately 50% by 2050, a new report from the Energy Department and National Renewable Energy Laboratory
"America is back," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told delegates at COP26 Tuesday as she and other Democratic members of Congress emphasized the United States' reengagement on climate change. Pelosi and other lawmakers
Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across three southern African nations. At least 48 are dead in Madagascar after landslides triggered by torrential rain destroyed buildings or simply washed
Indigenous peoples’ traditional food systems are among the most sustainable in the world, but are coming under threat from climate change, biodiversity collapse, and economic pressures, a new report from the UN
A powerful nor’easter hammered New England over the weekend with record snowfall and hurricane-force winds that left more than 100,000 electricity customers without power. The storm rapidly intensified off the coast of
Global methane emissions increased by more than ever last year, breaking a record that stood for exactly one year, NOAA said Thursday. A massive portion of human-caused methane pollution comes from oil
The East Troublesome Fire has exploded across Colorado's Grand County, growing by about 100,000 acres Wednesday night and another 50,000 acres yesterday. The blaze — raging during a severe drought at an
NOAA found that the average temperature of meteorological summer - June, July, and August - was 2.6°F (1.45°C) above the 20th century average, a troubling sign as global temperatures continue to increase
Early drafts of an agreement out of COP26 acknowledge the world should aim to limit warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F) and reference phasing out fossil fuels for the first time. The drafts also
An underground coal fire burning since the Chester A. Arthur administration could be linked to the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado, late last December, bringing renewed attention to the dangers posed
Hurricane Agatha, the first Pacific hurricane of 2022, killed nine people in southern Mexico, and could spawn the first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Previous reports indicated 11 people
The Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado, which began August 13th, exploded this week and is now the state's largest wildfire on record. The fire consumed more than 30,000 acres between late