Oct 25 Tiny beetle named after climate activist Greta Thunberg By Associated Press The beetle is less than 1 millimeter long and has no eyes or wings. Continue reading
Oct 25 Pledges for global climate fund reach nearly $10 billion By Associated Press The South Korea-based fund provides money to help developing countries reduce their emissions and cope with the impacts of climate change. Continue reading
Oct 23 U.S. air quality is getting worse. Here are the costs By Nicholas J. Sanders, Econofact For the first time in decades, the air quality in the United States got worse over the last year. Research provides insights into the economic and human cost of that decline. Continue reading
Oct 22 How more organic farming could worsen global warming By Courtney Vinopal Organic agriculture is billed as better for the environment, but a wholesale shift to this farming practice could increase net greenhouse gas emissions, a new study reports. Continue reading
Oct 18 Jane Fonda gets arrested again for climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Fonda said she plans to get arrested every Friday to advocate for urgent reduction in the use of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Oct 10 Millions are out of power in California, but were the PG&E shutoffs necessary? By Nsikan Akpan This week's Diablo winds were projected to be the strongest in two years, but early signs suggest that PG&E may have overestimated the fire risk. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:41 After Dorian, Bahamas' path to recovery is obscured by uncertainty By Miles O'Brien More than five weeks since Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, the complexities of the storm and the recovery are in some ways just beginning to reveal themselves. But scientists also say the long game for the Bahamas is very uncertain,… Continue watching
Oct 08 Climate activists block roads, camp out for second day of global protests By Danica Kirka, Tristan Lavalette, Associated Press "I want to make a statement that (the activists) are all different sorts of people from all different walks of life, not just people you would call hippies," said Mike Gumn, 33, a National Health Service manager with two children. Continue reading
Oct 07 Climate protests block roads across Europe By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The climate group Extinction Rebellion said the protests Monday were taking place in 60 cities worldwide. Continue reading
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