Why the fossil fuel companies won't defend the government in court on climate.
President Donald Trump waves goodbye after announcing his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement on June 1st, 2017.
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Refuge for the Ridgway’s rail.
The researchers were not disappointed. “Within a few weeks, every island was visited by the rails, sometimes for hours each day,” says Overton. In...
Second biggest jump in annual CO2 levels reported as Trump leaves Paris climate agreement.
As President Donald Trump prepared to pull the United States out of the global Paris climate agreement this week, scientists at NOAA reported that...
A huge ice crack in Antarctica grew 11 miles in 6 days, and a...
The Larsen C Ice Shelf ice crack taken by plane in February 2017.Image: british antarctic surveyBy Andrew Freedman2017-06-01 18:36:33 UTC
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The Paris climate deal: How to understand Trump's decision.
By JONATHAN ELLISJune 1, 2017Good afternoon.President Trump announced Thursday that he will pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. The decision makes good...
Trump will withdraw US from Paris climate agreement.
By MICHAEL D. SHEARJune 1, 2017WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global...
Trump doesn’t believe in climate change, but it’s going to drown Mar-a-Lago.
President Donald Trump has called climate change a “hoax” and a very expensive “tax” on American businesses that make the US less competitive. He...
The Larsen C iceberg is on the brink of breaking off.
The saga of the Larsen C crack is about reach its stunning conclusion. Scientists have watched a rift grow along one of Antarctica’s ice...
Forget cap-and-trade — require pollution reductions.
Cap-and-trade is a threat, not a solution, to California’s leadership on climate change. It should be retired. The program should be replaced with mandatory...
Lombok villagers beat poverty with tortilla chips and mangroves.
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LOMBOK, Indonesia, May 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - J ust over three years ago, Herniati had never heard of tortilla chips,...
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