climate

‘It’s Called Summer’: GOP Brushes Off Record Heat Wave

Republicans say people concerned about unprecedented heat around the world should just chill out.
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Nearly 40% Of U.S. Energy Workers Are Now In Green Jobs

Unless you work at a coal-fired power plant, last year was a great time to be employed in the American energy industry.
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Half Of California Freed From Drought Thanks To Rain, Snow

Three months ago virtually all of California was in drought, including at extreme and exceptional levels.
By John Antczak, AP

Why Nuclear Waste May Be An Overlooked Climate Solution

There's enough energy in spent uranium fuel to power the U.S. for over a century, but recycling waste was a challenge even in America's atomic glory days.
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Greta Thunberg Removed By Police From German Anti-Coal Protest

"The science is clear, we need to keep the carbon in the ground,” the Swedish activist said.
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Storms, Tornadoes Slam U.S. South, Killing At Least 7 People

The tornado shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement.
By Kim Chandler and Jeff Martin, AP

Biden To Announce More Restrictions on Methane Emissions Amid Push For More Oil

Oil and gas production is the nation’s largest industrial source of methane.
By Matthew Daly and Seth Borenstein, AP

UN Chief Tells Climate Summit: Cooperate Or Perish

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told leaders that the world “is on a highway to climate hell.”
By Seth Borenstein, AP

Climate Protesters Target Van Gogh

The Dutch artist’s famous “Sunflowers” got doused in tomato soup during a climate protest in London.
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Joe Biden To Sign Sweeping Climate And Health Care Bill

The signing caps a spurt of legislative victories for Biden and Congress, which Democrats hope will help the party in the upcoming midterm elections.
By Zeke Miller, AP