
California Heat Wave Prompts Statewide Energy Conservation Push
California now has a statewide "flex alert" to conserve energy to help the state avoid rolling blackouts amid triple-digit temperatures.
California now has a statewide "flex alert" to conserve energy to help the state avoid rolling blackouts amid triple-digit temperatures.
The verbal skirmish grew out of China's suspension of talks with the U.S. on climate and several other issues earlier this month.
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Film and TV companies can leave a large carbon footprint, but some large companies are working to improve their sustainability efforts.
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The Colorado River supplies water to tens of million of people, but restrictions will reduce many western states' supply.
Scientists say new climate investment will have some beneficial effect on global warming, but the U.S. has a way to go.
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The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change and would cap prescription drug costs.
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Farmers worry Wall Street regulators could impact the family farm, leading to higher food costs.
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Taylor Swift isn't the only celebrity facing backlash for private jet usage.
| Rodney Young
Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is still vulnerable, as in the southern region it decreased from 38% to 34%.
| Lea Herring
The European Commission's Joint Research Center warned that drought conditions will get worse and potentially affect 47% of the continent.
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As climate continues to change, disasters are becoming more frequent across the state of Kentucky.
The nonproft Union of Concerned Scientists describes summer as “danger season.”
| Scott Withers and Eli Kintisch
IKEA and other major furniture retailers get much of their wood from forests crucial for biodiversity, stripping land of trees faster than is healthy.
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Rain is helping keep the growth of the McKinney fire down, but hotter, drier days ahead is expected to cause increased activity in the blaze.
The McKinney Fire in Northern California exploded in size to nearly 87 square miles. It's the state's largest wildfire of the year so far.
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The expansive $739 billion package dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act,” includes $369 billion in spending to begin tackling climate change.
| Maura Sirianni
A scientist says the lack of data calls into question California's ability to meet its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.
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Nearly 40,000 firefighters are battling the Oak Fire in California, but the root cause of the fire can't be stopped by just water and fire retardant.
Blazes have charred 5.6 million acres so far in the U.S. this year, putting 2022 on track to match or exceed the record-setting 2015 fire season.
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The blaze has consumed more than 22 square miles of forest land. The cause is under investigation.
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Pres. Biden made a speech at an ex-coal plant, which embodies the transition to clean energy that he is seeking but has struggled to realize thus far.
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It's burning near the iconic grove of about 500 mature sequoias, which are the world’s biggest trees by volume.
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Keeping the parks pristine while accommodating around 300 million visitors each year can present a challenge.
| Chloe Nordquist
The green labeling system from the European Commission defines what qualifies as an investment in sustainable energy.
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The court's ruling could complicate the Biden administration's plans to combat climate change.
| AP and Scott Withers
As of 2015, the world has produced nearly eight billion tons of plastic.
| Emily Grossberg and Clayton Sandell
High heat is driving up the demand for air conditioning, testing the resiliency of power grids across the U.S.
The collapse of three coastal homes in North Carolina reveals a lack of options for homeowners caught in erosion hotspots.
“I’m using every lever available to me to bring down prices for the American people,” President Biden said in the meeting.
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Higher attention to treat heat waves as climate threats has strengthened calls to name them like hurricanes.