Climate Change

America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland

By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz

In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and so has the debate over how that money should be spent.

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Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.

What you need to know about desalination, a growing source of drinking water as scarcity deepens

By Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press

As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea for drinking water.

Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest winter level as unprecedented heat shatters records globally

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents.

How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S.

By Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas

A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an isolated spike. In recent weeks, the country has grappled with a series of extreme weather events.

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Jakarta rapidly sinks as climate change and overdevelopment collide

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

Across the U.S. and around the world, coastal cities are grappling with rising seas and worsening floods. With 42 million people, Jakarta, Indonesia, is the world's most populated city. It's sinking rapidly as climate change and overdevelopment collide. Fred de…

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'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot' as record-smashing heat spreads

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

And it's not going away for awhile.

The Southwest smashing heat records in March 'is what climate change looks like'

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

It's more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds.

Should drivers turn to EVs as the war spikes gas prices? Here's what to know

By Alexa St. John, Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Drivers of gas-powered vehicles are much more vulnerable to fluctuating prices that result from global conflict than those who charge their cars.

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk

By Seth Borenstein, Annika Hammerschlag, Associated Press

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said.