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July Was Boston's Hottest Month Ever Recorded. Climate Scientists Are Sounding The Alarm
Record-breaking heat tests the limits of city resources and threatens the health of vulnerable residents. Studies suggest it could become the new normal. -
California Signs Deal With Automakers To Produce Fuel-Efficient Cars
The agreement is different from plans expected to be announced by the Trump administration that would weaken national emissions standards. -
As Climate Changes, Taxpayers Will Shoulder Larger U.S. Payouts To Farmers
That's good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA. -
Heat Wave Blankets Much Of The U.S. This Week
It is bringing dangerous, record-breaking temperatures to the Central and Eastern states. -
The Water Crisis In Chennai: Who's To Blame, How Do You Fix It?
Reservoirs are dry in India's sixth biggest city. Municipal taps work only a few hours a day. Trains are delivering emergency water supplies. -
This Economic Theory Could Be Used To Pay For The Green New Deal
Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs. -
Climate Change Fuels Wetter Storms — Storms Like Barry
The water in the Gulf of Mexico is hot and the Mississippi River is high. That could spell disaster for Louisiana. -
France Plans To Put An 'Ecotax' On Nearly All Air Travel
The new tax could bring in some $200 million that would be used to support modes of travel that pollute less — such as trains. -
It Was A Balmy 90 Degrees Yesterday In Anchorage — For The First Time On Record
The Alaskan city just had its hottest and driest June ever, with average daily temperatures 5 degrees above normal. Crews are also battling wildfires across the state. -
Farmers Are Losing Money, And It Might Be Because Of Climate Change
As precipitation doubles in the northeast, farmers say it's been hurting their crops.
