The San Francisco Fed warned that banks, communities and homeowners face significant financial risk from climate change and offered proposals for banks to do more to help.
Frequent fliers are responsible for two-thirds of all air travel, and therefore aviation emissions, in the United States, according to a new analysis.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's plans to ease protections on an iconic western bird's habitat -- and open it to oil and gas exploration.
Also this week, rising emissions on America’s roads
Exxon, Marathon, BP and others are flaring natural gas, a wasteful practice with consequences in the fight against climate change, at a record pace.
After a typhoon’s record-breaking rains breached dozens of levees, the country is wondering whether even the costliest systems can be future-proofed for the age of climate change.
The Forest Service called lifting all restrictions on roads in Alaska's Tongass National Forest its "preferred option." A final decision is expected next year.
Staff members in the regional office said they had no advance knowledge of a wide-ranging agency complaint against the state and described the process as highly unusual.
After a contentious, scandal-filled campaign for prime minister, many voters say they feel disillusioned.
Indonesian villagers are trying out a treetop surveillance system that uses recycled phones and artificial intelligence software to detect chain saws.
Tyson, Smithfield, Perdue and Hormel have all rolled out meat alternatives, filling supermarket shelves with an array of plant-based burgers, meatballs and chicken nuggets.
The accelerating effects of climate change have forced the wine industry to take decisive steps to counter or adapt to the shifts.
Taking a fatalist approach to climate change — or anything else — merely plays into conservative hands.
In our town, fall weather has always meant the harvest holiday was near. Now, I fear that connection will be lost.
The state faces enormous challenges to prevent the catastrophic wildfires of recent years.
Australia’s northern coast is a case study on the impacts of a warming planet. Small-town leaders there are struggling with constituents who doubt reality.
The 81-year-old actress was charged with unlawful demonstration and was later released on her own recognizance, Capitol Police said.
At issue is whether recent successes had more to do with the weather and less with policy changes.
Unsteady glaciers pose dangers to Alpine towns and tourist areas; the challenge is letting people know when to get out of harm’s way.
New research shows that hundreds of North American birds are at risk of major habitat disruption from climate change.
If it really does have to cut the power, it should be able to do so without giving California a panic attack.
Many of the thousands of fires burning in Brazil’s Amazon are set by ranchers. A deal inked 10 years ago was meant to stop the problem, but the ecological arson goes on as the Earth warms.
See driving-related emissions in your metro area, road by road.
The center of Super Typhoon Hagibis was in the Pacific Ocean, and could hit Tokyo this weekend.
FEMA's buyout money goes disproportionately to high-income counties, new research shows. The findings raise concerns about fairness and efficiency.
Also this week, how we captured the stark beauty of ghost forests.
No presidential candidate has Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s experience in the trenches of the climate wars. For a youth-driven movement, though, he may not be the man of the hour.
In barely a year, the group’s tactics have propelled it from a handful of members to worldwide protests. But can it keep that momentum as its actions get more disruptive?
Saltwater is killing off woodlands all along the mid-Atlantic coast, sometimes surprisingly far from the sea.
The provocative climate group is trying to disrupt the city, hoping for the success it has had in London and elsewhere in Europe.
As plastic alternatives proliferate, some choose to sip instead of suck.
Extinction Rebellion, the British-based activist group, shut down parts of central London for the second time in six months.
When Hurricane Irma crushed St. Martin two years ago, the French state vowed swift assistance. Aid has flowed in, but a fight has followed about recovery plans, exposing racial and class tension.
The island, which has an unusual history and considerable real estate potential, could host a complex devoted to climate policy under the plan, which is in its early stages.
An Iowa school district said it was investigating the teacher’s Facebook comment about a rally led by the young climate activist.
XR says it is the fastest growing direct action climate movement in history. And it has the fashion business in its sights.
XR says it is the fastest growing direct action climate movement in history. And it has the fashion business in its sights.
As Anne Hidalgo declares war on the car, drivers rage at the disruptions, but supporters credit her with preparing Paris for a hotter future.
Autumn is here, and it’s still hot. Here is what we know about the record-breaking temperatures and low precipitation across much of the American South.
The Mosaic mission has picked the ice floe it will be frozen into for the next year, to learn more about global warming's effects on the Arctic.
Amid rising political pressure from trade-war fallout, the Trump administration is moving to increase purchases of domestic grain to make ethanol.
Mr. Dudley was credited with steadying the oil company after a deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. Bernard Looney will replace him in February.
An aggressive promoter of President Trump’s fossil fuel agenda, Mr. Perry ended his run as one of the longest-serving cabinet members in a tumultuous administration.
From Pennsylvania to New Mexico, the collateral damage to other states is mounting in President Trump's regulatory and environmental feud with California.
All presidents over the past two decades have nudged science to support their policies, but a report out of N.Y.U. said the Trump administration has driven federal science to a “crisis point.”
The country, which led the industrial revolution, now aims to neutralize its carbon emissions by 2050.
Also this week, news about meat and what it means for climate.
A city that did seemed to do everything right after Hurricane Harvey was again inundated last week. Is it a model of adaptation, or a cautionary tale?
An iceberg larger than the island of Oahu broke off from an Antarctic ice sheet last week.
An extensive study confirms that red meat might not be that bad for you. But it is bad for the planet, with chicken and pork less harmful than beef.
The evidence is too weak to justify telling individuals to eat less beef and pork, according to new research. The findings “erode public trust,” critics said.
Knowing the answer might force us toward a real solution.
What does it mean for us that birds are dying? And what can we do about it?
David Bernhardt is backing a plan to raise the height of the Shasta Dam in California even though his department’s experts have warned against the change.
After hurricanes, mortgage lenders offload more of their vulnerable loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose rules prevent them from saying no.
Three philanthropists started the Climate Emergency Fund earlier this year, grants from which help climate change protestors spread their message.
The dissonance between slow action by politicians and increasing urgency from scientists has made young people more angry than anxious.
Young people like Greta Thunberg are participating in the culture wars while also managing to float above the fray.
In the Trump administration's latest jab at California, the Environmental Protection Agency is saying the state is not protecting its water quality.
You know her last name, and her father-in-law, Rupert, the conservative media mogul. Now, she hopes to remove partisan obstacles to climate progress that her family’s empire helped build.
The gift from Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the billionaire owners of bottled water and agriculture companies, comes amid growing urgency over climate change.
Also in this edition, community solar projects and a fuzzy pledge from businesses.
The Italian authorities have closed two roads and evacuated mountain huts after researchers found a gaping crack in an ice mass on the Mont Blanc massif.
The environmental impact of our clothing choices extends far beyond our closets and buying fewer items that are more durable can lower the impact on the planet. Here’s what to look for when shopping for clothes.
Climate change is severely straining the world’s oceans, creating profound risks for coastal cities and food supplies, a U.N. report finds.
Norwegian Cruise Line, the world’s third-biggest cruise company, aims to switch its fleet to paper-based water cartons by 2020.
There is a winning campaign theme that progressives can use against Trump, and it isn’t “Medicare for all.”
Readers discuss the U.N. summit and climate rallies and offer a response to Al Gore’s Sunday Review essay.
Presidents and prime ministers have converged at the world’s most prominent diplomatic stage, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible armed conflict between Iran and the United States.
Presidents and prime ministers converged at the world’s most prominent diplomatic stage, amid crises ranging from climate change to possible armed conflict between Iran and the United States.
Saying California has the worst air quality in the country, the E.P.A. chief fires the latest salvo in an escalating battle over clean air and states’ rights.
Thirteen energy companies gathered in New York City to pledge action on climate change, though many of their ideas would perpetuate the use of oil and gas.
The global economy has to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
A coalition of climate protesters tried to shut down the streets of Washington.
China made no new commitments at United Nations climate talks to take stronger action. The United States said nothing at all, and a host of other countries made incremental promises at best.
Monday: Every day this week, people are gathering throughout the city to discuss climate change and what they can do about it.
Countries that continue to push coal will take the podium Monday at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
A group of activists wants to try.
Friday’s global climate protests put the gap between activists and many of the world leaders preparing to meet in New York City next week into stark focus.
Angela Merkel’s government is seeking to meet the country’s climate-protection goals with new measures.
California, joined by 23 other states, sued to block the administration’s unprecedented reversal of the state’s authority to set its own rules on climate-warming car emissions.
Around the globe, young people are demanding action on climate change in a day of protest. Meet eight of the local leaders.
“I feel hopeful seeing the power of all these people here today,” one teenager said of the protest, which drew tens of thousands of demonstrators.
Thousands of young people around the world have taken to the streets on Friday to protest government inaction on the climate crisis.
Hundreds of thousands of young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to protest government inaction on the climate crisis.
If regulators and lawmakers are serious, they’re going to have to rethink a traditional approach to monopolies.
Anxious about the future and angry about the failure to curb the crisis, millions joined an urgent call for action against climate change.
Thousands of students like me are protesting today. We know that we can’t solve the climate crisis without addressing the root causes of oppression.
The decision underlines the difficulties in separating the politics of climate change from teaching about the science of it.
It’s a liberal state, so it must be punished.
The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week.
The Mosaic expedition, a $155 million undertaking five years in the making, aims for a better understanding of how global warming will affect the Arctic.
The widely recited “12-year deadline” is wrong — and right.
Pledging that the retailer would be carbon neutral by 2040, Jeff Bezos, the C.E.O., said it was ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks.
Yes, you should have children. And you should raise them to use their talents for the planet’s good.
President Trump said that San Francisco was in “total violation” of environmental rules because needles used by homeless people were ending up in the ocean.
To dismantle the Obama climate legacy, he’s taking on California, the auto industry, the Clean Air Act and public opinion.
With her typically blunt, often biting remarks, the Swedish teenager has offered Americans an outsider’s view of themselves.
The free event this Saturday will be a “happening” of sorts, at the intersection of art and activism.
Also, reporters, activists and world leaders get set for climate week.
A study of fossil meteorites suggests that a distant asteroid collision once sent Earth into an ice age.
A mayor banned pesticide use on the farms surrounding his village. Even though he was prosecuted for doing so, dozens of other mayors have followed his lead.
The administration's plan has been assailed by California officials and environmental advocates as an attack on states’ rights and on a major policy to fight climate change.
The administration's plan has been assailed by California officials and environmental advocates as an attack on states’ rights and on a major policy to fight climate change.
We are underestimating both the deep national trauma of World War II and our present challenge.
The move, expected Wednesday, would strip California of its special authority to set tougher rules on car emissions.