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The psychological effects of climate change are a growing concern among mental health experts

The appliances also release nitrogen dioxide, an air pollutant that can exacerbate asthma and other conditions

The agency wants to examine if aid is distrubuted inequitably

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions by targeting other pollutants

Once deemed too expensive, triple-pane windows could help reduce emissions by improving energy efficiency

But any action to curb climate change today will reduce the speed of future ice loss

Scientists will study how rising temperatures affect trees, plants, wildlife and humans who use the park

Shipping delays and rising a equipment costs could hamper installations

The report follows a heat wave that killed hundreds across the western U.S. this summer

Last year broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world’s annual energy consumption

Increasing odds of hot, dry weather make it less likely trees and other plants will quickly grow back

The storm caused $65 million in damage across the U.S., according to the global reinsurance company Munich Re

Greenhouse gas emissions rose 7 percent in 2021, as high natural gas prices buoyed coal use

The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone

As trees are cleared, surrounding areas heat up, triggering heavy rainstorms

The country has focused on economic support for coal-dependent communities to end mining by 2030

Blazes from California to Siberia spewed more than 1.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

A raft of laws and regulations have included limits on power-sector emissions and cap-and-trade provisions

The plan places a particular focus on considerations of social and economic justice

Without legislation, the Biden administration will have to rely on executive action to slash carbon emissions

The program will be the nation’s largest attempt to reduce methane emissions from rotting food in landfills

Several countries are looking to routinely look for the fingerprints of warming right after extreme weather events happen

Some groups worry a proposed tax credit could offer a lifeline to coal-powered plants

Hurricane Ida and flooding in Europe topped the list of costliest disasters