Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate changeDecember 20, 2021 11:33 AMBy The Associated PressIn a major step to fight climate change, President Joe Biden’s administration is raising vehicle mileage standards to significantly reduce emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases.
What losing Build Back Better means for climate changeDecember 20, 2021 5:11 AMBy Lauren Sommer Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly. Those cuts will be even tougher with the Build Back Better legislation shelved for the foreseeable future.
Manchin says Build Back Better's climate measures are risky. That's not trueDecember 19, 2021 3:37 PMBy Jennifer Ludden West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had spent months watering down Biden's ambitious climate plans. His final objections to the bill's climate measures are misleading.
Manchin says he is unable to support President Biden's Build Back Better plan December 19, 2021 8:56 AMBy Arnie Seipel The announcement by the West Virginia Democrat likely dooms the $2 trillion social spending and climate legislation, which — without any support from Republicans — needs backing from every Senate Democrat in order to pass through the 50-50 chamber.
Play4min 31secIs climate change behind this month's winter tornadoes?December 16, 2021 4:30 PMBy Paul HuttnerMinnesota saw it’s first December tornado Wednesday, after a swarm of deadly tornadoes swept through the Midwest days earlier.
The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's whyDecember 13, 2021 12:24 PMBy Rachel Treisman The link between tornadoes, like the ones that hit Kentucky over the weekend, and climate change isn't as clear as it is for other extreme weather events, though scientists say the clues are there.
Was devastating tornado outbreak related to climate change?December 12, 2021 8:00 AMScientists say their understanding of how climate change affects the frequency of tornadoes is still evolving. But they say the conditions that give rise to such outbreaks — including rising temperatures, moisture, and wind shear — are intensifying as the planet warms.
Play3min 56secAs winters warm, Minnesota lakes are losing iceDecember 10, 2021 12:30 PMBy Kirsti MarohnData show that ice cover on Minnesota lakes has declined an average of 10-14 days over the past 50 years.
Play4min 26secReport: NHL is promoting hockey rink refrigerant with 'super-greenhouse gas' December 9, 2021 5:20 PMBy Paul HuttnerA report from the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency says the National Hockey League and chemical company Chemours are teaming up to expand the use of Opteon, a refrigerant that is “1,700 to 3,100 times more potent than carbon dioxide.”
Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warmingDecember 9, 2021 6:09 AMBy The Associated PressScientists are trying to speed up coral’s evolutionary clock to build reefs that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.