Oct 08 Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. Continue reading
Oct 07 The U.S. will develop a federal heat standard for the first time. Here's what advocates and labor experts want By Chloe Jones, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The Biden Administration recently announced new protections for people working in extreme heat, but advocates say the move is just a first step. Continue reading
Oct 07 Stalled weather front drenches Alabama, at least 4 killed in floods By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Dozens of people had to be rescued Wednesday night in central Alabama, where the National Weather Service said as much as 13 inches of rain fell. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Senate subcommittee examines managing drought in western U.S. By News Desk Almost all land in the western half of the country is experiencing some form of dry conditions or drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor data. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 8:38 Gov. Newsom on $123B California schools plan, oil spill clean up and climate change A key focus of President Joe Biden's spending plan centers around addressing climate change and expanding universal pre-K. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a $123 billion bill that would, among other things, expand pre-K and provide an extra… Continue watching
Oct 05 UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate change By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The report says 60 percent of the countries it surveyed urgently need better warning systems to avert water-related disasters. Continue reading
Oct 05 Extreme weather doesn't usually motivate Americans to move. Here's why By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas For many, the question is not as simple as choosing to pack up and move away from a place to escape the threat of extreme weather, or the devastation left in its wake, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi Manabe and Hasselmann “laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s climate and how humanity influences it." Parisi “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that made it possible to understand complex systems in fields as different as mathematics,… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 4:10 What's at stake at the upcoming world climate conference By PBS NewsHour Global environmental leaders met in Milan for a summit, weeks ahead of COP26, the UN climate conference world leaders will attend in Glasgow, Scotland. As temperatures rise and climate pledges by major polluters go unmet, the pressure is on. Somini… Continue watching
Oct 01 This century-old Louisiana grocery store has weathered decades of storms. Ida may be its breaking point By Roby Chavez COCODRIE, LA - Lapeyrouse's grocery store stood the test of time for more than a century. For three generations, the store has persevered through numerous storms, but it's never seen anything like Ida, which blew through coastal Louisiana… Continue reading