Sep 24 Watch 5:31 Big Oil pledged to fight climate change, but do their actions line up? By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson To prevent catastrophic global warming, international groups say there should be no new investment in fossil fuel projects. The world's biggest energy companies support those goals publicly, but their spending and lobbying suggest they have no plans to slow down… Continue watching
Sep 23 How ‘solar canals’ could help California reach sustainable energy goals By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Last year, a study published in Nature Sustainability found that it may be possible to tap into the network of public water delivery canals as a way to both conserve water and advance the state’s renewable energy efforts. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 4:18 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas, Marcos Perez, Eduardo Mariota Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the… Continue watching
Sep 18 First public global database of fossil fuels launches as U.N. holds climate talks By Drew Costley, Associated Press A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world's fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Continue reading
Sep 16 Wyoming’s Flaming Gorge recedes as U.S. megadrought creeps further north By Mead Gruver, Associated Press A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the effects of the two-decade megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. Continue reading
Sep 16 Deadly flash floods devastate several towns in central Italy By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Flash floods triggered by heavy rain have swept through towns in a hilly central Italy. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:28 Report shows devastating economic impact of rising sea levels along American coast By William Brangham For years, scientists have warned about the dangerous consequences of climate change, and many dire outcomes are more urgent than most people realize. A new report shows sea-level rise will threaten homes and properties in hundreds of counties along the… Continue watching
Sep 14 Kenya’s new president makes ambitious pledge for climate plan By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press Kenya's newly elected president William Ruto said that climate change will be key to the government's agenda and made an ambitious pledge to ramp up clean energy and phase out fossil fuels for electricity by 2030 during his inauguration speech… Continue reading
Sep 13 Pakistan scrambles to deliver aid as flood death toll continues to rise By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan is scrambling to deliver aid and save lives as the death toll from record-breaking floods in this impoverished Islamic nation rose to 1,481, with 54 more people dying in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours. Continue reading