Aug 28 Nations hope to reel in Arctic overfishing By Larisa Epatko On Monday, the United States hosts the leaders of 20 nations at a conference on critical issues facing the Arctic. One topic at the conference in Anchorage, Alaska, is the potential for overfishing in the central Arctic Ocean. Continue reading
Aug 24 Obama pushing for more clean energy choices for consumers By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Pushing back against fossil fuel interests, President Barack Obama is pressing to give ordinary Americans more power to choose what kind of power they use. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Three firefighters die in wildfire 'hellstorm' in Washington state By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, three firefighters were killed in Washington state after their vehicle crashed and was overcome by flames. Also, the NOAA reported that July was the hottest month ever in recorded history. Continue watching
Aug 18 U.S. proposes to cut methane from oil, gas production by nearly half By Matthew Daly, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Obama administration is proposing to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade in an unprecedented step to curb climate change. Continue reading
Aug 15 Critics of Obama carbon rules use Animas river disaster to blast EPA By Associated Press Authorities say rivers tainted by last week's massive wastewater spill are starting to recover, but for the Environmental Protection Agency the political fallout from the disaster could linger… Continue reading
Aug 04 President Obama says world 'has to step up' on climate change By Associated Press President Barack Obama says the world "has to step up" to help combat climate change and adds that the United Nations will continue to press other countries to take action. Continue reading
Aug 03 Winners and losers in Obama's new plan to limit greenhouse gas By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama is mandating even steeper greenhouse gas cuts from U.S. power plants than previously expected, while granting states more time and broader options to comply. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:41 Political battles simmer ahead of Obama's strict climate change plan By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama proposed the toughest regulations in U.S. history to combat climate change, with the most significant rule requiring existing power plants to cut emissions by 32 percent by 2030. But the rules face opposition from Congressional Republicans and… Continue watching
Aug 02 Obama to impose steeper cuts on power plant emissions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.S. has ever taken to fight… Continue reading
Jul 17 What we know — and what we don't — about global warming By Gernot Wagner, Martin L. Weitzman With sea levels rising and global temperatures increasing, Gernot Wagner and Martin L. Weitzman, co-authors of “Climate Shock,” argue that we should insure ourselves against climate change. Continue reading