Flood waters present a unique danger to electric cars, but data shows fires are far more common in gas vehicles.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Climate change is on the ballot in the midterm elections: Here’s what’s at stake.
Democrats have set up several major climate change initiatives at the national level that Republicans would like to roll back. What to know.
California wildfires wiped out nearly 20 years of greenhouse gas emission reductions – in 2020, alone
California’s 2020 wildfires produced twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as the state’s reductions in such pollutants since 2003, a new study says.
Speed limits in the ocean? Massive ships are killing endangered whales each year.
How many whales die each year? It’s more than 80 in this stretch of Pacific Ocean where freight ships wreak havoc on the whale population.
Massive wind turbines are coming to a coast near you. Will Biden’s ‘audacious’ goal pay off?
Experts say Biden’s announcement to invest nearly $50 million in offshore wind power can move the nation to the forefront of cutting edge technology.
‘Shouting distance’: That’s how close the Inflation Reduction Act would get US to its climate goals
The proposed Inflation Reduction Act could get the United States within “shouting distance” of its climate goals for 2030, analysis shows.
Climate change exposes growing gap between weather we’ve planned for — and what’s coming
Rising temperatures and wildfire in the West changing faster than models and projections can keep up
‘Net zero’? ‘Carbon neutral’? Climate change jargon got you confused? Let us explain
While the threat posed by climate change means we hear about it often, the terms experts use can be confusing even to those who want to learn more.
Abortion bans could leave close to half of US obstetrics residents with inadequate training
What does the overturning of Roe v. Wade mean for obstetrics residents in states where abortion becomes illegal?
In 30 years, your summer plane flight may be a little more expensive. It could also be carbon-free.
The U.S. has committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s aviation sector by 2050 in its fight against climate change.