Nov 13 Protesters demonstrate against environmental abuse, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco By Janie Har, Haven Daley, Associated Press Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war marched in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to the global trade summit. Continue reading
Nov 12 A wildfire in Hawaii has burned native rainforest on Oahu, raising ecological concerns By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99… Continue reading
Nov 10 An EU plan to fight climate change will go to final votes, even if watered down By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union institutions and conservationists have given a conditional and guarded welcome to a major plan to better protect nature and fight climate change in the 27-nation bloc. Continue reading
Nov 09 Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning By Suman Naishadham, Victor Caivano, Associated Press Canada's leaders have insisted that the country can both exploit its natural resources and lead the global fight against climate change. But the wildfires are putting a spotlight on its commitment to fighting climate change. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: House Republicans issue subpoenas to Biden’s son, brother In our news wrap Wednesday, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to President Biden's son and brother, Ivanka Trump testified about her father's financial statements, Republicans are holding their third presidential debate, the only Palestinian American in Congress… Continue watching
Nov 08 Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 08 October was the 5th straight month to set new heat record in 2023 By Melina Walling, Associated Press 2023 is now virtually certain to be the hottest year on record, the Copernicus Climate Change service said Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 05 Mixed response to climate loss and damages talks set stage for conflict at COP28 By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading
Oct 31 Pioneering climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who argued for helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to understand, pay for and adapt to worsening warming impacts on poorer nations, has died. He was 71. Continue reading
Oct 30 Extreme weather creates a scary sight for U.S. pumpkin patches this year By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought. Continue reading