The Latest Breaking News on Climate

In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally declared that greenhouse gas emissions, including from vehicles and fossil fuel power plants, endanger public health and welfare. The decision, known as the endangerment finding, was based on years of evidence, and it has underpinned EPA actions on climate change ever since.

The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under construction

California’s wildfire crisis just hit a new financial flashpoint, and it’s not happening in the forests — it’s happening in the insurance system. The California FAIR Plan, the state’s insurer of last resort, has seen its exposure explode to a staggering $650 billion, more than double what it carried just…

The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January.

Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally

These four affordable lake towns offer scenic living and low housing costs that let retirees live comfortably on less than $3,500 a month.

A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally assembled solar panels.…

Deserts are usually described as silent places, which is why the sound catches people off guard. In parts of China, visitors have reported dunes that hum, boom, or whistle when wind passes over them or when someone slides down their slopes. Over the past decade, these “singing dunes” have drawn…

Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

The best time to salt your driveway is not when you think — and it’s a common mistake.