Sep 21 Massachusetts becomes first to ban purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies By Associated Press Massachusetts buys about 100,000 of the plastic water bottles each year. The order bars all executive offices and agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles under 21 fluid ounces except in cases of emergency. Continue reading
Sep 21 Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heat pumps by 2030 By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Heat pumps use little electricity, yet are able to heat and cool buildings. Since they often replace oil or gas furnaces that add greenhouse gases to the air, they can meaningfully address climate change. Continue reading
Sep 20 Left behind and grieving, survivors of devastating Libya floods call for accountability By Samy Magdy, Yousef Murad, Associated Press Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east. Many survivors are still sheltering inside the wrecked city, waiting for word that the bodies of their loved ones have been… Continue reading
Sep 20 UK Prime Minister Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Sunak says Britain remains committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, but in a way that won't "impose unacceptable costs on hard-pressed British families."… Continue reading
Sep 20 UN chief warns ‘gates of hell’ are at hand in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations remain silent By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In his Wednesday special climate ambition summit he was pleading with major polluting nations to do more. Those nations remain silent. Continue reading
Sep 20 President Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The White House said Wednesday the program will employ more than 20,000 young adults who'll build trails, plant trees, help install solar panels and do other work to boost conservation and help prevent wildfires. Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: Colombian leader delivers a bleak warning — that humanity is making itself extinct By David Biller, Associated Press Colombian President Gustavo Petro has delivered an ominous prophecy with grandiose language. He paints a grim picture of what lies ahead if nations fail to swiftly redesign life on this planet. Continue reading
Sep 17 PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of activists march to kick off climate summit in New York By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 6:36 How climate change is making fall foliage less colorful By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn Next Saturday, the autumn equinox will mark the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. For some, though, the real start of fall is when the leaves change color. But scientists say climate change is affecting both the timing and… Continue watching
Sep 16 Fossil fuels under fire heading into UN summit and week of climate talks, protests By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it. Continue reading