Major climate action at stake in fight over twin bills pending in Congress
Biden’s plan to try to fortify the U.S. against extreme weather and cut carbon emissions -- the most significant climate action ever taken by the...
Wildfire smoke may be linked to hundreds of COVID deaths and thousands of cases, study finds
Exposure to wildfire smoke during last summer’s wildfire season could be associated with thousands of additional coronavirus infections as well as hundreds of deaths, potentially...
Why record-breaking overnight temperatures are so concerning
Unusually hot summer nights can lead to a significant number of deaths, according to climate scientists and environmental epidemiologists, because they take away people’s ability...
Climate change batters the West before summer even begins
Global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, has been heating up and drying out the American West for years. Now the region is...