Stories by ClimateWire

Scientists are working on ways to better anticipate the pathways—and health dangers—of drifting wildfire smoke

Protecting against flood and wind yields higher average benefits than fire and earthquakes

The panel, which provides guidance on climate change to communities, was reconstituted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

As the Arctic warms, melting glaciers could be an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas

Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order calling for carbon neutrality by 2045

Legal battles loom and pollution levels could rise as fuel economy standards are relaxed

Despite a new icebreaker ship in the works, efforts still lag behind those of China and Russia  

And if countries do not meet the Paris climate agreement goals, the risks will be even greater

Because Trump has not nominated someone to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios is the de facto leader

NASA, NOAA, EPA and the Interior and Energy departments hope Congress will push back

Duke Energy's Jim Rogers is trying to light up rural countries one village at a time

The rules seek to preserve the state’s authority to regulate emissions from two sectors that the administration has backed away from

The effect of removing fossil fuel subsidies would fall far short of the reductions promised in the Paris Agreement 

Methane that leaks from fracking wells can be captured and converted into a product used in plastics manufacturing

States bordering the outer continental shelf are looking for carbon-free electricity as the Trump administration rolls back rules requiring it

Due to climate change, they already may not be catching enough prey to meet their high energy demands

Energy and environmental agencies have been the administration's prime targets for regulatory removal

Over planetary history, warm-blood animals have outperformed cold-blooded animals in adapting to changing temperatures

Small, low-cost satellites may vastly improve future predictions of weather and climate change

Ultra-fine aerosol particles, produced by industrial activity, are helping storms grow bigger and more intense in the Amazon basin

Old-growth forests tend to have moderate temperatures compared to their surroundings, which could potentially provide heat-sensitive birds a refuge

Many glaciers seem to have already reached a tipping point, after which freshwater runoff will begin to decline

New research is helping quantify just how big that effect might be

The project has so far assembled 96 entries of federal restrictions or prohibitions on climate science since November 2016