Oct 03 State with heavy greenhouse gas emissions moves to join climate initiative By Marc Levy, Associated Press Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change in a heavily populated and fossil fuel-rich state that has long been one of the nation's… Continue reading
Sep 26 Only 2 countries are meeting their climate pledges. Here’s how the 10 worst could improve By Nsikan Akpan Here’s how the top-10 polluters are succeeding and falling behind on reducing carbon emissions -- and how they can improve. Continue reading
Jul 09 23 governors join California to oppose Trump’s rollback of mileage standards By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration says American consumers increasingly want bigger, gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 2:12 Why 11 Oregon state senators aren’t showing up for work By William Brangham In Oregon, 11 important people are missing: Republican state lawmakers, who are nowhere to be found amid a partisan standoff now in its fifth day. The legislators walked out to stop the state Senate from acting on a contentious climate… Continue watching
Jun 19 EPA guts Obama rule on coal power plants By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The final Trump administration rule that would replace Obama's Clean Power Plan would give individual states wide discretion to decide whether to require efficiency upgrades at coal-fired power plants. Continue reading
Apr 22 NYC mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill banning new construction of glass skyscrapers as part of his efforts to reduce citywide greenhouse emissions by 30 percent. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:40 Why Democrats say the U.S. needs a Green New Deal to combat climate change Democrats on Thursday introduced what they are calling the Green New Deal. The plan would require the U.S. government to reduce carbon emissions by overhauling how we get around, how we power our buildings and how we grow our food. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Trump administration calls for rolling back emissions mandates In our Thursday news wrap, the Trump administration wants to roll back Obama-era mandates that require coal-burning plants to install new technology or burn natural gas, which gives off less carbon. The proposal is the latest in a series of… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 6:23 Are the goals of the Paris Accord slipping out of reach? As the annual UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Poland, a new report declares that global carbon dioxide emissions are rising even faster, at levels that make the goals of the Paris Accord increasingly difficult to achieve. William Brangham… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching