
Economic Benefits Unclear Under Trump Environmental Rollbacks
Former President Trump cited an undue burden on business for his deregulatory efforts, but it remains uncertain what financial benefit they brought.
Former President Trump cited an undue burden on business for his deregulatory efforts, but it remains uncertain what financial benefit they brought.
The U.S. special envoy on climate met with Chinese officials in Shanghai.
One expert told our sister station that pollen season will start earlier and last longer due to warmer temperatures.
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Winds of up to 75 miles per hour were reported in some areas.
| Eliana Moreno
Scientists warn the early bloom is another sign of climate change.
| Eliana Moreno
After a century of building the U.S. levee system, we're facing a tough reality: It wasn't built to protect us from the effects of climate change.
| Cliff Judy
A devastating 1965 hurricane led private insurers to lobby Congress to get into flood insurance. But that had a lot of unintended consequences.
| Cliff Judy
After a deadly winter storm nearly collapsed the Texas power grid, climate activists are pushing the state's lawmakers to pass a Green New Deal.
| Shira Tarlo
We've been trying to conquer floods for generations, but nature keeps reminding us no levee or dam is 100% fail-proof.
| Cliff Judy
After repeated floods, those who live and work near U.S. levee systems agree something has to change. Getting them to agree on what is tough.
| Cliff Judy
Levees with unacceptable ratings are far more common than acceptable. And 73 systems with unacceptable ratings are considered high or very high risk.
| Cliff Judy
A massive storm followed by record rains last spring punched so many holes in Midwest levees, the initial fixes won't be finished until late 2021.
| Cliff Judy
Experts say iceberg break is not related to global warming but part of a natural process where ice flowing on land meets the ocean.
| Scripps News Staff
Non-profit First Street Foundation said damages from climate change will impact real estate markets.
| Scripps News Staff
More extreme cold is coming to places that aren't used to it, and that means Texas' recent freeze probably won't be the last.
In Louisiana, around a million people still don't have access to clean drinking water.
| Robin Dich
Texas' rare cold snap left millions without power last night in controlled outages.
| Scripps News Staff
Rising sea levels and more powerful storms are creating more climate change refugees.
| Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Executive orders signed by the president include intelligence, defense assessments of impacts of climate change.
The summit discusses solutions for climate change for the next decade.
| Scripps News Staff
The new administration also plans to restore many of the more than 70 environmental regulations rolled back under President Trump.
The goal is to reduce the levels by 55 percent in ten years... Compared to emission levels from 1990
| Scripps News Staff
2020 is reportedly on track to be one of the three hottest years on record.
| Scripps News Staff
The $2 million plan focuses on areas of sagebrush habitat in parts of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Utah.
| Alex Arger
The typhoon had sustained winds of more than 90 mph with gusts up to 150 mph.
| Scripps News Staff
Economic losses due to wildfires could top $13 billion.
| Robin Dich
Forecasters say it could strengthen into a hurricane and weaken before landfall.
| Robin Dich
Forecasts say the storm could strengthen in the Gulf's warmer waters.
| Katherine Biek
The withdrawal comes just a day after Election Day. The winner of this year's presidential election will decide whether the U.S. leaves or stays.
It killed at least two people and hundreds of thousands of people are without power Thursday morning.
| Robin Dich