Trump administration faces lawsuit over "secret report" on climate change

Environmental groups and independent scientists are criticizing a report assembled by a small team of well-known climate skeptics selected by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

• Aug 15

Reindeer populations could drop by up to 80% by 2100, researchers say

Reindeer​ populations across the Arctic will likely decline due to future climate change​ with the North American population facing the highest risk, researchers predict.

• Aug 13

Threat over after Alaska's capital sees record glacier-related flooding

Alaska's capital of Juneau faced record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.

• Aug 13

California peach growers threatened by climate change

This past winter, stone fruits like peaches, plums, apricots and cherries in California's Central Valley didn't get consistent cold weather that regulates the trees' nutrients.

• Aug 12

Remains of researcher who vanished in 1959 found on Antarctic glacier

The remains of Dennis "Tink" Bell, a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica when he was 25 years old, were discovered near a receding glacier.

• Aug 11

Body of missing father found on melting glacier 28 years after he vanished

The 31-year-old man's well-preserved body, still carrying an identity card, was found by a local shepherd.

• Aug 7

Japan sets 2 heat records in one day as mercury soars past 107 degrees

Japan logged two new heat records in a single day as the mercury hit 41.6 degrees Celsius (106.88 degrees Fahrenheit) and then 41.8 C (107.24 F), the weather office said.

• Aug 5

Billions of starfish died in a decade-long epidemic. Scientists now know why.

A sea star wasting disease​ sparked a mass die-off from Mexico to Alaska, devastating more than 20 species and continuing today.

• Aug 4

Rising temperatures cause surge of contact burn injuries from hot surfaces

An analysis that reviewed 16 years of data found contact burn injuries surged as summer temperatures rose.

• Aug 4

EPA plan to repeal emissions rules would raise gas prices, gov't analysis finds

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told CBS News' "The Takeout" that environmental policy can't "strangulate out of existence" energy policy.

• Aug 1

Grand Canyon, Utah wildfires creating "fire clouds"

Wildfires burning at the Grand Canyon and in Utah are so hot that they're spurring the formation of "fire clouds" that can create their own erratic weather systems.

• Aug 1

Phoenix firefighters turn to low-tech solution to battle deadly heatstroke

Originally developed by the military, cold water immersion has found its place in urban emergency response as climate change intensifies heat waves across the country.

• Jul 29

EPA to revoke its landmark finding on regulating greenhouse gases

The EPA has decided to revoke a key scientific finding it published 16 years ago that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.

• Jul 29

Natural disasters have caused $131 billion in losses so far in 2025

The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are some of the natural disasters that have contributed to global losses for the first half of 2025.

• Jul 29

More than 163 million people under heat advisories in Midwest, Southeast

The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for a large swath of the East Coast through much of the weekend.

• Jul 26

U.N. court sides with island nation in greenhouse gas emissions case

The island nation of Vanuatu prevailed in its landmark request to legally compel countries to cut emissions and compensate places facing impacts from climate change.

• Jul 23

Heat dome map shows dangerous temperatures across U.S. Corn Belt, South

A heat dome​ is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service​ issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida.

• Jul 21

Lightning strikes kill 33 people in a week as monsoon season hits India

Monsoon season has brought powerful storms to eastern India, with at least 33 people killed by lightning strikes this week alone.

• Jul 18

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Lawmakers introduce bill to classify extreme heat as a disaster

Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal funding for extreme heat.

• Jul 17

Crossbreeding corals from Honduras could help protect Florida's coast

Elkhorn coral helps form the skeleton of a healthy reef, but more than 95% of the Elkhorn coral off Florida has been wiped out. Scientists have created the "Flonduran" crossbreed to solve the problem.

• Jul 15

A year after historic Midwest flooding, farmers look to recover losses

Dave and Judy Oberg lost their home in 2024's historic flooding and had to sell off more than a third of their farmland to get a new house.

• Jul 14

Coastal homeowners turn to climate-resilient designs

Research shows that human-caused climate change is warming ocean waters, which is fueling stronger and more intense hurricanes.

• Jul 8

Senate removes excise tax on renewable energy industry from Trump tax bill

The Senate budget bill would have imposed an excise tax on certain wind and solar projects with foreign materials.

• Jul 1

Either flooding or drought threaten most world heritage sites, U.N. says

From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, almost 75% of the world's heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding, U.N. warns.

• Jul 1

Senate version of Trump bill would hit renewable energy industry with new tax

The GOP Senate version of the "big, beautiful bill" would raise the cost of wind and solar projects by 10% to 20%, one energy group estimated.

• Jun 30

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