Climate Change

What’s in, and what’s out, as Democrats trim Biden infrastructure bill

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

After months of talks, Democrats are edging closer to an agreement on what programs and policies to include in President Joe Biden's massive plan to expand health and safety net programs and combat global warming.

Why some Indigenous tribes are being left behind in Louisiana’s Ida recovery

By Roby Chavez

Only four of the state’s 15 tribes have met the federal criteria to be recognized as sovereign powers.

WATCH: Biden gives remarks on his Build Back Better agenda

By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Biden and his Democratic Party are racing to seal agreement on the legislative package after laboring for months to bridge his once-sweeping $3.5 trillion vision preferred by progressives with a more limited focus that can win over party centrists.

WATCH: Congressional Democrats hold news conference on climate change

By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Climate change has been at the center of debate between moderate and progressive Democrats as they negotiate a spending plan.

Can the world’s whitest paint save Earth?

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

A special experimental white paint that recently made it into the Guinness World Records could one day help keep the world from heating up. John Yang explains from West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Ford Foundation to divest millions from fossil fuels

By Associated Press

For years, climate activists have put pressure on endowed institutions to end their investments in fossil fuel companies. MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University both announced last month that their institutions would end investments in fossil fuel companies.

WATCH: Vice President Harris discusses tackling climate change

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Harris was briefed by Bureau of Reclamation officials about elevation levels at the manmade reservoir that supplies drinking water to 25 million people in the American West and Mexico.

White House targets economic risks from climate change

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The actions being recommended by the Biden administration reflect a significant shift in the broader discussion about climate change, suggesting that the nation must prepare for the costs that families, investors and governments will bear.

German companies urge next government to step up on climate

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord.

Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East

By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press

A scientist at the Cyprus Institute's Climate and Atmosphere Research Center said that although this "can't happen overnight," governments have to make the switch within the next two decades to avert potentially "irreversible effects" such as desertification.