Climate Change

E.U. lawmakers advance plan to ban products linked to deforestation

By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

European Union lawmakers have backed a proposal for a law that would ban the sale in the 27-nation bloc of agriculture products linked to the destruction of forests.

‘We are heading in the wrong direction’ U.N. says in new report on climate change

By Associated Press

The United Nations says weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming show the world is “heading in the wrong direction.”…

100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point

By Brittany Peterson, Associated Press, Chris Outcalt, The Colorado Sun

In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico.

Weather aids firefighters, but threat from Western wildfires persists

By Associated Press

Firefighters made progress against a huge Northern California wildfire that was still growing and threatening thousands of mountain homes, while crews also battled major blazes Sunday in Oregon and Washington.

Democratic lawmakers are divided over Sen. Manchin’s energy proposal

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

To help land his support for a bill hailed by advocacy groups as the biggest investment ever in curbing climate change, Manchin said he secured a commitment from President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders to move a permitting-streamlining package for energy projects through…

Forests make a comeback as African governments look to grow their carbon market

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

In villages dotted across the African continent, locals living in once-heavily forested regions are starting to find their land in high demand.

U.N. seeks funds for African nations as cost of climate change rises

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

From drought to cyclones and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change in Africa will only get higher as the world warms, stirring concerns from activists and officials about how to pay for it.

African nations to face increasingly costly damage fueled by climate change

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

A new report's findings stirred renewed calls for compensation for the continent by many who believe rich nations that emit far more planet-warming gases into the atmosphere should foot the bill for climate catastrophes.

UN chief links Pakistan floods and climate change, urges international community to deliver aid

By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the world for “massive" help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country to see the devastation from months of deadly floods.

Weekend storms to cool California heat wave, but may cause flash floods

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

The record-breaking heat that has pushed California's electrical grid to the breaking point for more than a week is almost over, but it's a sign of things to come.