Climate in Crisis

Lee Zeldin said he will reconsider a list of core EPA policies, including emissions standards for vehicles and the finding that serves as the basis for addressing climate change.

Chad, in central Africa, is the world’s most polluted country, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, according to an IQAir report.

A 2022 study found that air-quality monitoring by U.S. embassies “significantly” lowered pollutant levels in host cities and raised local awareness of environmental issues.

After disasters, people with disabilities are more likely to be displaced, more likely to never return home and more likely to receive scam offers, Census Bureau data shows.

Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers adding more fillers like nuts.

Disruptive weather linked to climate change has dented coffee bean supplies, which industry experts warn could soon leave a bitter taste in consumers’ mouths.

Al Roker talks to climate scientist Alexander Gershunov about the conditions that made the L.A. wildfires so devastating.

January extended a run of extraordinary heat, in which 18 of the last 19 months posted an average global temperature of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times.

"Contrary to law and basic common sense, some individuals were recklessly operating drones around the firefighting relief efforts," Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally said.

A new report analyzed weather and climate models to evaluate how a warmer atmosphere is shifting the likelihood of wildfires.

Advocates strongly criticized the orders, which target two of the fastest-growing climate technologies in the U.S.