The Latest Breaking News from Gina McCarthy

On first day back as president, Trump signs letter giving notice to UN of US exit from treaty seeking to curb climate crisis effects

Seven states received almost half of funds for clean energy manufacturing, though there is little evidence it will deliver electorally for Democrats

WASHINGTON — John Podesta, a veteran Democratic strategist who worked outside the White House to drive support for President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, is joining the administration to spearhead the government’s implementation of the sweeping clean energy law enacted last month.

President Joe Biden has brought back a veteran of past Democratic administrations to put in place the climate part of the Inflation Reduction Act

She has played a central role in making climate change a government-wide priority.

WASHINGTON — Hours after Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered a fatal blow to climate change legislation championed by Joe Biden, White House officials began making plans for the president to take matters into his own hands.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.”

President Joe Biden called climate change an “existential threat” and unveiled new policies to fight its effects — including opening additional offshore areas to wind farms — after Sen. Joe Manchin’s objections halted broader legislation to curb rising temperatures.

On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are announcing a new initiative to modernize building codes