
Eight States Are Seeding Clouds to Overcome Megadrought
But there is little evidence to show that the process is increasing precipitation
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Eight States Are Seeding Clouds to Overcome Megadrought
But there is little evidence to show that the process is increasing precipitation

FEMA Says It Will Make Disaster Response More Equitable
The Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledges that recovery programs have unfairly burdened certain populations

Modern Alchemists Turn Airborne CO2 into Diamonds
Each carat removes 20 tons of greenhouse gas from the sky, entrepreneurs say

Mississippi Mud Might Stop Louisiana from Disappearing
Engineers will tap river sediment to try to create wetlands faster than they are disappearing

Direct Air Capture of CO2 Is Suddenly a Carbon Offset Option
Canada’s largest company is funding machines that suck CO2 from the atmosphere to offset its own emissions

America’s Biggest Banks Promise to Fight Climate Change
But critics say the commitments are hazy on details

Utilities Are Installing Big Batteries at a Record Pace
Blackouts due to wildfires and wild weather are prompting action

Surprise: Societal Scholars Could Drive Climate Policy
Biden is appointing “totally different kinds of people” to solve climate change

Huge Atmospheric Rivers Could Quicken Antarctic Ice Melt
Some of the big storms actually bring more snow, but others cause major melting

Energy Companies Reluctantly Embrace Carbon Pricing
Established prices would be easier to meet than a patchwork of regulations and mandates

Does this Make Sense? Gasoline Delivered to Your Car
Gas trucks fill your vehicle where it is parked

Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year

European Forests Have Become More Vulnerable to Insect Outbreaks
Climate change may be playing a role as higher heat makes trees less resilient to pests

Mountain Mammals Climb Higher to Beat the Heat
In the Rocky Mountains, dozens of small mammal species have shifted to higher elevations over time

After Blackout, Questions Emerge on Future Greening of Texas’s Grid
The state simultaneously has the highest-emissions grid in the country and leads the nation in wind power

U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
The Biden Administration aims to strengthen the country’s emissions reduction pledge under the pact by Earth Day

Why the Deep Freeze Caused Texas to Lose Power
Issues with natural gas supplies and the grid’s isolation both factored in to the massive outages

Texas Power Outage Underscores Looming Climate Tests
Extreme weather is increasingly likely to test electric grids and energy supply systems

How Biden’s Environmental Justice Order Might Work
The President ordered 40 percent of the benefits from federal climate action go to disadvantaged communities

When Two Tibetan Glaciers Collapsed, the Whole Landscape Changed
The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks

More Climate Executive Orders Could Be Coming, McCarthy Says
The former EPA administrator says the Biden administration will also work with Congress to advance climate policies

Deadly Himalayan Flood Shows Perils of Mountain Warming
Scientists think a huge chunk of ice or rock fell and caused a devastating surge of water down a river in India

Tribal Coal Fields Will Test Biden’s Environmental Justice Goals
A massive coal plant, demolished in December, was a linchpin of the Navajo and Hopi economies for nearly 50 years

Biden Pushes U.S.—and the World—to Help Climate Migrants
He has ordered a government study of climate change's impact on migration, including options for refugee resettlement