Lawsuits took down Big Tobacco. Can they make oil companies accountable for climate change?
A growing list of US cities and counties are suing fossil fuel companies for damages linked to climate change. Among the defendants are...
The Link Between Fossil Fuels, Single-Use Plastics and Climate Change
When we think of plastic pollution, we think of images of plastic bags on the beach, suffering marine life and the almost invisible smog...
It Was 122.4°F This Week in Pakistan, Probably a World Record for April
Even in Pakistan, no stranger to blistering heat, the temperature on Monday stood out: 122.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The reading came from...
FEMA’s Latest Excuse For Why It’s Ignoring Climate Change: It Forgot
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency in March published its latest plan for mitigating natural disasters, there was one thing...
Brad Pitt’s Comedy Central sketch on climate change is no joke
Actor Brad Pitt reprised his role as a cheerful but fearful “weather man” on “The Jim Jefferies Show” Tuesday night. Pitt starts with a...
Macron’s Invitation Has Lured 14 More Climate Researchers, France Says
Another 14 researchers from seven countries have been selected to carry out climate science projects in France, part of President...
Justin Trudeau’s Two-Faced Climate Game
At the Paris climate summit meeting in December 2015, Canada’s freshly elected prime minister, Justin Trudeau, took the podium before his...
California, 17 other states sue Trump administration to defend Obama-era climate rules for vehicles
Eighteen states on Tuesday sued President Trump’s administration over its push to “reconsider” greenhouse gas emission rules for the...
Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S. since 2004
The warmer weather of spring and summer means the start of tick and mosquito season and the diseases they transmit, including Lyme...
EPA whistleblower says Pruitt 'lied' to Congress
A whistleblower from the Environmental Protection Agency says that Administrator Scott Pruitt was "bold-faced" lying when he told members...