Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29
November 15, 2024
As clean energy infrastructure like solar panels and electric car batteries becomes more common in India, some small businesses are working to recycle them when they reach the end of their lifespan, dismantling panels to sell individual components and using old EV batteries’ remaining power to provide electricity to remote, rural regions
November 15, 2024
A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people
November 15, 2024
Any move by the Trump administration to change U.S. climate policy could benefit Australia's ambitions to attract greater investment to its critical minerals and
November 15, 2024
Eligible homeowners in California may receive tax rebates of up to $8,000 to install heat pumps in their residences, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
November 14, 2024
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to reroute an aging pipeline around a tribal reservation
November 14, 2024
Belize issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara moved through the Caribbean, dousing Honduras’ northern coast with heavy rain
November 14, 2024
Tropical Storm Sara dumps more than 20 inches of rain on parts of Honduras
November 14, 2024
Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which U.S. counties have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.
November 14, 2024
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government would in the coming days present a plan to protect the country's non-genetically modified white corn
November 14, 2024
Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat to the survival of the beloved species.
November 14, 2024
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
November 14, 2024
The European Parliament sought on Thursday to water down a ban on the import of commodities such as beef and soy linked to deforestation, and backed a one year
November 14, 2024
Bosnian pensioner Vejsil Kajanija has a new routine - every day he walks to inspect large faults in the ground that have appeared since construction began on
November 14, 2024
Adapting to a sea level rise of up to 0.5 metres (1.64 feet) will cost the three most vulnerable Pacific atoll nations nearly $10 billion - equivalent to about 20 years of gross
November 14, 2024
Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most
November 14, 2024
A Brazilian couple that recently moved to Australia were shocked to come home to find a wild koala in their bedroom.
November 14, 2024
Toxic chemical ‘Hall of Shame’ calls out retailers in time for holiday shopping
November 14, 2024
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday
November 14, 2024
The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities
November 14, 2024
Sod-seeking raccoons ravage backyards of Bay Area homes
November 13, 2024
Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago
November 13, 2024
Dust storm knocks out power, causes damage across Central Valley
November 13, 2024
Warmer weather confusing birds in Wisconsin
November 13, 2024
Thousands evacuated as parts of Spain hit with nearly a month’s rainfall in one hour
November 13, 2024
New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning
November 13, 2024
New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes
November 13, 2024
Ivory Coast will create a $500 million green finance fund to support sustainable growth initiatives, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement.
November 13, 2024
Spaniards braced for further heavy rain and storms on Wednesday, just two weeks after rain and flash floods prompted
November 13, 2024
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, police in the autonomous Danish territory said
November 13, 2024
Two of the world's biggest renewables players on Wednesday warned of challenges for the U.S. offshore wind sector under a presidency led
November 13, 2024
COP29 negotiators welcomed a pledge by major development banks to lift funding to poor and middle-income countries struggling with global
November 13, 2024
World leaders are speaking at the U.N. climate summit in Baku on Wednesday.
November 13, 2024
Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
November 13, 2024
The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of dollars in financing for climate projects
November 13, 2024
The United Nations' annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small
November 13, 2024
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 35% in October from the same month last year, led by a 54% jump in sales in China,
November 13, 2024
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year
November 13, 2024
SF eliminating 14,000 parking spaces as CA's new Daylighting Law takes effect
November 12, 2024
Some Sargent Beach access closed due to erosion in Matagorda County, officials say
November 12, 2024
With destructive wildfires burning on both coasts, fire officials might use jargon unfamiliar to residents of states where such big blazes are relatively rare
November 12, 2024
Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a stubborn wildfire burning in a forested stretch along
November 12, 2024
The U.S. oil and gas industry on Tuesday called on President-elect Donald Trump to scrap many of President Joe Biden's policies aimed at fighting climate change, saying the
November 12, 2024
Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill in Santa Barbara, a filing showed on Tuesday.
November 12, 2024
The Northeast is keeping a wary eye on dozens of fires that killed at least one person and continue to burn amid very dry weather
November 12, 2024
Award-winning building to be demolished less than 30 years after being built
November 12, 2024
Countries have promised to reduce their fossil fuel subsidies to fight climate change, but it’s harder to do than it looks. An energy law expert explains the challenges.
November 12, 2024
The world's top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low- and middle-income countries to $120 billion a year by
November 12, 2024
Why thousands are gathering around a rancid ‘dead whale’ by the world’s biggest lake
November 12, 2024
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule announced by the Biden administration
November 12, 2024
Biden just finalized a major climate rule. This one could be tricky for Trump to dismantle
November 12, 2024
A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark 2021 ruling, ordering oil and gas giant Shell to accelerate carbon reduction efforts that was seen as a turning point in
November 12, 2024
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
November 12, 2024
Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb
November 12, 2024
After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day decided on some of the finer points of much-debated sticking point aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from coal, oil and gas
November 12, 2024
Court rules this major oil company can continue to pollute
November 12, 2024
The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate summit, lashed out at Western critics of his country's oil and gas
November 12, 2024
A Dutch appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels
November 12, 2024
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November 12, 2024
Refugees should be included in climate policy, actor and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Theo James has said as he heads to COP29 to call for greater support for those affected by the
November 12, 2024
This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at
November 12, 2024
As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N. climate conference known this year as COP29, they bring with them a level of scrutiny the hosts aren’t accustomed to — and don’t often tolerate
November 12, 2024
Thousands in Australia line up to see stinking ‘corpse flower’ that only blooms once a decade
November 12, 2024
A recent study by the University of Southern California revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children’s learning and memory. Ammonium nitrate, a specific component of fine particle air pollution primarily produced by agricultural emissions, is associated with decreased learning and memory performance in children aged 9 and 10. The comprehensive research analyzed data from 8,500 children nationwide, suggesting potential long-term implications for cognitive development. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, examined the effects of PM2.5, a mixture of microscopic particles measuring less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter
November 11, 2024
Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N
November 11, 2024
Rainfall did little to slow a wildfire burning on the border of New
November 11, 2024
At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of the Biden Administration’s signature climate moves, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that included $375 billion in climate spending
November 11, 2024
Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan
November 11, 2024
Fire crews are battling small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. A blaze in New York and New Jersey killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans
November 11, 2024
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional measures to reconstruct the Valencia area after the deadliest flash floods
November 11, 2024
18-year-old crew member killed as firefighters battle dangerous wildfires in New York and New Jersey. Leigh Waldman reports.
November 11, 2024
18-year-old crew member killed as firefighters battle dangerous wildfires burning on both coasts
November 11, 2024
In Baku, Azerbaijan the two-week United Nations climate negotiations, called COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how many hundreds of billions — or even trillions — of dollars a year will flow from rich nations to poor to try to curb and adapt to climate change
November 11, 2024
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
November 11, 2024
The annual U.N. climate summit kicked off Monday with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing
November 11, 2024
U.S. climate envoy John Podesta on Monday urged governments to keep faith in the country's promise to combat global warming,
November 11, 2024
Experts calculate that curbing and coping with global warming is going to cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it
November 11, 2024
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.
November 11, 2024
The Asian Development Bank will increase its climate-related lending by up to $7.2 billion after the United States and Japan agreed
November 11, 2024
A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms
November 11, 2024
Authorities said firefighters battled fierce, howling winds and rescued people as a fast-moving Southern California wildfire exploded in size
November 10, 2024
As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it
November 10, 2024
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling
November 10, 2024
Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee
November 10, 2024
Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire that sent smoky haze over NYC
November 10, 2024
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021
November 10, 2024
Weeks after a chemical plant inferno, nearby residents say they’re suffering prolonged illnesses and financial upheaval
November 10, 2024
International mega banks, funded by taxpayer dollars, are the biggest, fastest-growing source of climate finance for the developing world
November 10, 2024
California farmers have been devoting more land to pistachios, which are seen as hardier and more drought-tolerant in a state prone to dramatic swings in precipitation
November 10, 2024
Opponents of offshore wind energy projects expect President-elect Donald Trump to kill an industry he has vowed to end on the first day he returns to the White House
November 10, 2024
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major
November 10, 2024
Brazil announced details of its new climate change pledge late on Friday night that sets a target to lower the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, which it will
November 09, 2024
Southern California firefighters have gained ground on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures
November 09, 2024
Officials say one of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed
November 09, 2024
Brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park extinguished, NYC drought watch continues
November 09, 2024
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof will miss the COP29 climate summit after clashes in Amsterdam this week between Israeli soccer fans and pro-
November 09, 2024
Hurricane Helene devastated Georgia’s pecan harvest. Farmers are on the brink
November 09, 2024
Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset credits.
November 09, 2024
Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid the increasing threats from climate change in a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil industry
November 09, 2024
When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not
November 09, 2024
Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku.
November 09, 2024
Nearly 200
November 09, 2024
FEMA employee fired after telling relief team to skip houses with Trump signs following Florida hurricane
November 09, 2024
The storm Rafael rapidly weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
November 09, 2024
Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon when he travels to Manaus later this month, a symbolic trip given the
November 08, 2024
An official with Azerbaijan's Presidency of next week's United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate talks about new fossil fuel deals ahead
November 08, 2024
Democratic governors of two U.S. states pledged on Friday to keep building programs on renewable energy and curbing climate change after President-elect
November 08, 2024
'Going outside makes you gag': Stench from wastewater plant spreads across Newport
November 08, 2024
U.S. officials are proposing tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind energy development across more than 6,500 square miles of federal land in the U.S. West
November 08, 2024
Oklahoma already sees a near-record number of tornadoes in November
November 08, 2024
Federal revenue from energy production on public lands and waters fell 10% in the latest fiscal year to $16.4 billion, the U.S. Interior Department said on Friday.
November 08, 2024
Wildfires were burning from one end of New Jersey to the other on Friday after one of the driest months on record, leading New York City to issue
November 08, 2024
Firefighters started gaining control on Friday over a stubborn wildfire near Los Angeles that destroyed at least 132 buildings and damaged 88 others, as
November 08, 2024
Multilateral development banks are putting much more focus on investments to tackle climate change, the president of the European Bank for
November 08, 2024
Spain has registered the rainiest October on record, culminating in the most deadly floods in decades in the country, the national weather agency AEMET said on Friday.
November 08, 2024
A southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits over its high levels of toxic emissions
November 08, 2024
China has put trade talks onto the proposed agenda for the COP29 summit, a U.N. document showed, raising the prospect that the issue could
November 08, 2024
Extreme weather in Mexico is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States
November 08, 2024
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others
November 08, 2024
California regulators voted on Friday to toughen a policy aimed at boosting low-carbon fuels to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and meet state climate change
November 08, 2024
Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president
November 08, 2024
South Africa is concerned by the impact Donald Trump's election as the next president of the United States may have on talks to tackle climate change, its
November 08, 2024
Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan have closed all parks and museums because of record-breaking smog that already has prompted the closure of schools and government offices and has sickened tens of thousands of people
November 08, 2024
France has stepped up its bird flu risk assessment to 'high' from 'moderate', it said on Friday in a decree that will trigger reinforced security measures around poultry farms.
November 08, 2024
Thai court dismisses activist's suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence
Man arrested in investigation into 2022 Irish blast that killed 10, law firm says
Key events in Gautam Adani's US indictment over alleged bribery scheme
Greece's Socialist PASOK becomes main opposition after leftist party collapse
China announces policy measures to boost trade amid worries over Trump tariffs
Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
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