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Young activists in Montana win landmark climate change lawsuit against state

By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings

Monday, a judge in Montana sided with a group of young environmental activists who argued the state was violating its constitution by promoting fossil fuel development without considering the impact on climate change. William Brangham examined the arguments on both…

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Judge sides with young environmental activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The ruling Monday in the first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

Voters in Switzerland approve climate bill targeting net zero emissions by 2050

By Associated Press

A majority of Swiss citizens on Sunday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb greenhouse gas emissions, as the Alpine nation's iconic glaciers melt away at an alarming rate.

Climbing methane levels in the atmosphere are contributing to overall rise in greenhouse gases

By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press

Methane's rise in 2022 was its fourth-sharpest increase since NOAA began systematic measurements in 1983. Methane gas leaks from wells and natural gas lines and wafts from manure ponds, decomposing landfills, and directly from livestock.

Analysis: Why federal regulators are considering new safety rules for gas stoves

By Jonathan Levy, The Conversation

Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.

NASA cancels plans for costly greenhouse gas monitoring satellite

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated.

African nations demand more money for removing greenhouse gas emissions

By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press

African nations want to increase how much money they receive from schemes that offset greenhouse gas emissions and are looking for ways to address the issue at U.N. climate talks currently underway in Egypt.

Humanity ‘nowhere near’ goals to reduce emissions that cause Earth to warm, UN says

By Associated Press

The three main greenhouse gases also hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign.

Biden’s ‘cost of carbon’ policy survives court challenge

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

An effort by President Joe Biden's administration to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollution-generating industries has survived another court challenge.