Tag: Climate change
Europe suffers from deadly heat wave as wildfires displace thousands
A deadly heat wave in Western Europe has triggered intense wildfires, disrupted transportation and displaced thousands of people as the continent grap [...]
Biden says he will act on climate after Manchin opposes legislation
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference before departing the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2022.Jonathan Ernst | [...]
UK issues “Red Extreme” heat warning, braces for temperature surge
An office worker carries a large fan in central London on July 12, 2022. On Friday, the Met Office issued a Red Extreme heat warning for parts of the [...]
U.S. emissions caused $1.8 trillion in global economic losses: study
An aerial view of Phillips 66 oil refinery is seen in Linden, New Jersey, United States on March 8, 2022.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images [...]
Shell to build ‘Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant’
On Wednesday, Shell said the Holland Hydrogen I facility would be "Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plant" when operations start in 2025. Shell is [...]
Trump-era changes to Endangered Species Act thrown out by judge
A Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M.Jim Clark | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via APA Cal [...]
Biden offers drilling option with new oil leases in Gulf of Mexico
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore as waves churned from Tropical Storm Karen come ashore in Dauphin Island, Alabama, October 5, 2013.St [...]
How the massive EV transition is starting in the car rental industry
Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location.Photo by E.R. DavidsonNot long after Hertz Global Holdings emerged from bankruptcy last su [...]
Environmental groups sue Biden to block oil and gas drilling permits
A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se [...]
Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesPower demand recentl [...]
Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow for first time
David Merron Photography | Moment | Getty ImagesScientists have found microplastics in fresh snowfall in Antarctica for the first time, highlighting t [...]
Biden announces standards for electric vehicle charging stations
U.S. President Joe Biden announces the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, [...]
U.S. to ban sale of single-use plastic on public lands, parks by 2032
Trash in the saw grass at the Big Cypress National Preserve Park.Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Interior Department sa [...]
Prince William in rallying cry for the environment
Prince William delivers a speech in London on June 4, 2022. In his speech, the Duke of Cambridge said "decades of making the case for taking better ca [...]
House Republicans’ energy and climate plan pushes fossil fuels, hydro
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) listen du [...]