Climate Change

With Democratic control, Michigan Gov. Whitmer pushes for health care and climate change laws

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

In a speech Wednesday the Democrat called for paid family and medical leave, a 100 percent clean energy standard, and the codification of federal health care protections.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hurricane Idalia moves across Florida

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

State officials, 5,500 National Guardsman and rescue crews were in search-and-recovery mode, inspecting bridges, clearing toppled trees and looking for anyone in distress.

Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps

By Hallie Golden, Associated Press

Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond. This makes the intensive camps an important training ground and community-building space.

Conservatives fight back against environmental and socially conscious investments

By Paul Solman

The extreme weather events that hit the U.S. and other countries have cast a sharp spotlight on the role of climate change. In recent years, those concerns have been a key part of significant changes in the way investment firms…

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Devastating Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region is mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access.

This study calculated the carbon emissions of getting rich

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

As income rises, so too does environmental impact, a new study finds.

More than 600 firefighters with air support struggle to control wildfires in Greece

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.

How climate change is disrupting the global food supply

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

The effects of climate change have been hard to miss across North America and Europe this summer: record heat, wildfires and warming oceans. There are also other, less obvious consequences that affect both the quantity and quality of food crops.

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7 tornadoes confirmed in severe Michigan storms that killed 5 people

By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press

At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said.

Why these ‘climate haven’ cities aren’t yet ready for more extreme weather events

By Julie Arbit, Brad Bottoms, Earl Lewis, The Conversation

Several cities in the upper Midwest and Northeast have been considered natural refuges from climate change. But their infrastructure often isn't built to handle its worst effects.