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
Sep 13 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. Continue reading
Sep 13 '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.”… Continue reading
Sep 12 100 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. Continue reading
Sep 11 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. Continue reading
Sep 10 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… Continue reading
Sep 10 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. Continue reading
Sep 09 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. Continue reading