
U.S. Emissions Rise 4 Percent as Drivers Log a Record Number of Miles
Drivers tallied 753 billion miles in the first three months of the year, the highest total on record
Drivers tallied 753 billion miles in the first three months of the year, the highest total on record
Heavy-duty trucks are the largest mobile source of a key precursor to dangerous ozone and particulate matter
With what will be one of the world's most advanced hurricane simulators, researchers will be able to reproduce wind, rain and storm surge
A weeks-long heat wave in India and Pakistan was 30 times more likely because of human-caused warming
Energy planners are working to increase the grid’s reliability to keep the power on during droughts, wildfires and heat waves
Earlier snowmelt can leave less water available to generate power during the height of summer
A new wave of attribution research links the economic cost of weather events to climate change
Structures first deployed as artificial reefs are being used in the Northeast to combat the force of waves as ocean levels rise
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed in Durban after torrential rains unleashed flooding
Without the cooling effect of aerosols, warmer oceans have provided more fuel to storms
The long-suspected link could provide a way to track emissions from burning natural gas
Gender discrimination multiplies the challenges women face from climate change, a new U.N. report says
There is debate about whether the agency will rely on carbon capture to achieve emissions reductions
Jalonne White-Newsome went from being a Dow Chemical devotee to a leading injustice advocate
And other new technology could detect carbon monoxide emitted just when flames start
More than 170 projects are underway worldwide
Sustained temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit threaten people, wheat crops and power supplies
Cities are sinking as they guzzle groundwater—and oil and gas—from below
If greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, temperature spikes could bring the first such mass extinction in 250 million years
The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide
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