China punished and demoted 10 officials in the southern city of Guangzhou after thousands of banyan trees were cut down or uprooted by the local government, prompting a rare personal Continue Reading
Russia has vetoed the passage of a United Nations Security Council resolution that for the first time would have treated climate change as a threat to peace, even as many Continue Reading
U.S. energy companies are pressing states to speed the development of low-carbon fuel markets, warning that numerous proposed projects to make renewable natural gas and other biofuels may fizzle. State Continue Reading
As we close in on the official start of winter Dec. 21, there’s little cold to be found across the Lower 48. The first of two surges of warmth has Continue Reading
Some 50 people are “likely” to have been killed in a devastating outbreak of tornadoes that ripped through Kentucky and other U.S. states late Friday and early Saturday, the Washington Continue Reading
A sea change is happening in the world of work. In fact, it’s a sea, air and wildlife change. A growing number of young people are zeroing-in on climate-related work, Continue Reading
Deforestation is a global and accelerating threat. But new research shows that tropical forests can recover naturally and remarkably quickly on abandoned lands. The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that under low-intensity Continue Reading
Several moisture-rich storms are to bring significant precipitation to the West in a gradual step toward easing historic drought conditions. Heavy rain could nourish parched soils, and feet of snowfall Continue Reading
Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he would seek to use his executive powers to withdraw the commonwealth from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program he said has overburdened Continue Reading
US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order directing all Federal agencies to transition to a Zero-Emission Fleet. Under the order, each agency needs to achieve 100% zero-emission vehicle Continue Reading
