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The National Academies study calls for a carbon tax and more government investment in clean energy technology

Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals

The errors could make it more difficult for cities to meet goals for reducing their planet-warming footprint

A patchwork of state laws can leave some home buyers unaware of their risks and uninsured

The emissions limits are expected to be based on an agreement between California and car companies

The storms are also migrating to higher latitudes

Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution

Puerto Rico was identified as suffering the greatest climate impacts over that time period

President Biden has said the event will be aimed at persuading countries to strengthen their greenhouse gas reduction pledges

Melt has accelerated over recent decades, contributing to sea level rise

Such accounts can distort online conversations and potentially diminish support for climate policies

As expected, the president signed executive orders to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and review Trump-era rollbacks

He will also rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and order a review of Trump administration environmental rollbacks

Deanne Criswell, an experienced emergency manager, will be the first woman to lead the agency since it was created in 1979

Nearly half of terrestrial ecosystems could reach this tipping point in just a few decades

As warming temperatures intensified precipitation over the last 30 years, floods costs have risen by $2.5 billion

The pandemic drove a 10.3 percent decline in greenhouse gases last year but experts expect levels to rebound in 2021

The 22 events that each caused at least $1 billion in damage show the increasing costs of climate change

Charging stations will need to become as common as gas stations

A federal panel set up after Hurricane Katrina warned that aid disproportionately helps wealthier areas

Agency reviews have found greater budget cuts, staff losses and elimination of climate programs than initially thought

Temperatures could rise by more than 4 degrees Celsius by 2100 in some cities around the world

The state aims to reduce natural gas use for home heating and hot water as part of its bid to lower emissions

The aftermath of the Springfield, Ill., rampage led, in part, to the NAACP