A new assessment from the United States’ most influential science advisory panel says climate attribution science has moved beyond asking whether human-caused global warming is driving deadly heat waves, floods and wildfires. The focus is now on how severe future impacts will bec
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RSS →With summer heat comes pool parties, beach days, backyard cookouts and, of course, swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitos. But while insect bites have always been a side effect of time spent outdoors, the species doing the biting are changing in historically temperate regions like New
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. and more — today's climate signal.
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
A new report strengthens the case that the United States and other major industrialized countries knew, long before they signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, that they could face legal obligations to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The “What
The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential for addressing climate change. But a report released Tuesday says that much of the demand fueling today’s mining boom comes from elsewhere. T
The World’s Largest Meat Company Abandons Its Climate and Deforestation Goals and more — today's climate signal.
It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who often are excluded from environmental and climate protections. That includes the state’
The world’s largest meat company is backing away from its climate and deforestation commitments after claiming for several years that reducing its greenhouse gas emissions was a key goal. In its recent annual sustainability report, released last week, JBS dropped its ambitious co
Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.
This story was produced in partnership by Inside Climate News and the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. For at least a decade, Corpus Christi sold water to a handful of large industrial plants at a steeply discounted rate, according to documents and in
The 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will focus on violence, disaster relief, artificial intelligence, and more.
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JSON →A new assessment from the United States’ most influential science advisory panel says climate attribution science has moved beyond asking whether human-caused global warming is driving deadly heat waves, floods and wildfires. The focus is now on how severe future impacts will bec
With summer heat comes pool parties, beach days, backyard cookouts and, of course, swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitos. But while insect bites have always been a side effect of time spent outdoors, the species doing the biting are changing in historically temperate regions like New
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
A new report strengthens the case that the United States and other major industrialized countries knew, long before they signed the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, that they could face legal obligations to reduce climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions. The “What
Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.
The 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will focus on violence, disaster relief, artificial intelligence, and more.
Environmental groups and tribes are suing the Trump administration over a new rule eliminating the majority of habitat protections for imperiled wildlife protected by the Endangered Species Act. Experts say the rule represents the most profound change to the law since it was fir
Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's still time to reverse course.
The U.S. electric vehicle market continues to suffer through a long hangover following the cancellation of federal tax credits. One of the keys to recovery is a model, or hopefully several models, that grab the public’s attention and exceed sales forecasts. Among the candidates i
Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.
Fifteen, 20, 30 feet down, a crate of dead fish hung in the water five miles off of Jupiter, Florida’s coastline, and the sharks rode up and down with it. Every so often, Tanner Mansell would reach into the crate, pull out a fish head and wave it through the water, and the sharks
Standing just north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum proposed Tuesday to return management of grizzly bears to the states. At the Montana press conference, where he was joined by Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Montana Gov. Greg Gianfort
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