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WATCH: Vice President Harris discusses tackling climate change

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Harris was briefed by Bureau of Reclamation officials about elevation levels at the manmade reservoir that supplies drinking water to 25 million people in the American West and Mexico.

Coast Guard says California oil spill likely 25,000 gallons

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

The amount of crude oil spilled in an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California is believed to be close to 25,000 gallons, or only about one-fifth of what officials initially feared, a Coast Guard official said Thursday.

Southern California beach set to reopen after oil spill

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

City and state beaches in Huntington Beach will reopen after water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated toxins in the ocean water.

WATCH: Senate subcommittee examines managing drought in western U.S.

By News Desk

Almost all land in the western half of the country is experiencing some form of dry conditions or drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor data.

WATCH: House subcommittee discusses challenges for clean water

By News Desk

The House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee is expected to discuss Wednesday how chemicals can impact public health and water quality.

Response time questioned in Southern California oil spill

By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Some residents, business owners and environmentalists questioned whether authorities reacted quickly enough to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent California history.

U.S. declares 23 species extinct

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal. But scientists say climate change threatens to make extinctions more common as it adds to the pressures facing imperiled species.

U.S. and E.U. climate envoys on how China, developing nations can help combat crisis

By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin

The U.N. warns that unless the world acts faster than promised, Earth's temperatures will rise to catastrophic, irreversible levels. The U.S. calls the upcoming climate summit the last chance for the world to avoid disaster. Nick Schifrin discusses the crisis…

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Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual, surpassing the size of Antarctica

By Associated Press

Atmospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet light coming from the sun. Its absence means more of this high-energy radiation reaches the Earth, where it can harm living cells.

‘Rapid’ reduction in greenhouse gas emissions needed to curb climate change, U.N. chief says

By Frank Jordans, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Antonio Guterres warned governments that climate change is proceeding faster than predicted and fossil fuel emissions have already bounced back from a pandemic dip.