How a "cool block" near Boston could provide a template for combatting extreme heat

Chelsea, Massachusetts, is plagued by what is known as the Urban Heat Island effect, in which pavement and vehicles soak up and radiate heat.

• Jul 7

Climate movement strikes back with class action lawsuit against EPA

It's the latest legal strategy for environmental groups as they try to claw back terminated grants.

• Jun 26

Florida lab recreates lightning strikes to test equipment efficiency

A company is creating its own lightning bolts to test equipment efficiency as strikes become more common due to climate change.

• Jun 26

Millions of Americans look for relief as heat wave sets record highs

Dozens of record high temperatures were set Tuesday across parts of the U.S., and it's not over yet.

• Jun 25

GOP "big, beautiful bill" would force USPS to sell its new EV mail trucks

But the Senate parliamentarian says the Postal Service's 7,200 new EVs can't be auctioned off.

• Jun 24

Trump admin. plans to yank "roadless rule" impeding national forests logging

The Trump administration plans to rescind the "roadless rule" that impedes logging on 59 million acres of national forests, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says.

• Jun 24

EPA proposes rollback on rules limiting emissions from fossil fuel power plants

The proposed rollback of emissions regulations is part of the Trump administration's efforts to repeal rules that aim to address climate change.

• Jun 11

Landslide from partial glacier collapse buries 90% of Swiss village

The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.

• May 29

More heat records, stronger storms almost certain in next 5 years, experts warn

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.

• May 28

Senate votes to revoke California's EV emissions waivers

Senate Republicans led the push to block California's ability to impose tough limits on car emissions — a move Democrats call unprecedented.

• May 22

How climate change is increasing complication risks for pregnant women

Early season heat waves gripping the Central and Southern United States​ are bringing attention to the health dangers of high temperatures during pregnancy.

• May 20

Hawaii's once-vivid coral reefs are "all bleached white"

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

• May 19

Climate change could drive flood of foreclosures, study finds

Extreme weather linked to climate change will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes as foreclosure rates rise, researchers predict.

• May 23

Boy found dead in floodwaters as heavy rain hits Virginia, Maryland

Downpours spark floods in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, leaving one boy dead and forcing dozens to evacuate inundated homes and schools.

• May 14

Some U.S. cities are sinking, study finds

A new study shows the land under some of the largest cities in the U.S. is sinking. "Land subsidence" is the gradual setting or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Manoochehr Shirzaei, a co-author of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• May 9

NOAA ending its "billion-dollar disasters" database

NOAA announced that it is decommissioning several databases, including its widely reported annual compilation of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.

• May 8

These 28 major U.S. cities are sinking, study finds

34 million people live in one of these major U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.

• May 8

2 groups plan to publish climate research after Trump dismisses scientists

The American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society plan to publish a special collection of work on climate change impacts in the U.S.

• May 2

Trump administration dismisses scientists writing national climate report

The National Climate Assessment, a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the U.S., is scheduled for publication in 2027.

• Apr 29

Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River threatens livelihoods

Researchers say drought, sea level rise, severe storms and dredging are partly to blame for the increased in frequency and swatch of saltwater intrusion.

• Apr 28

Trump admin fast-tracks fossil fuel projects, angering environmentalists

Shortening permitting procedures for mining and oil drilling could adversely affect the environment, communities and endangered species, experts say.

• Apr 25

Seafood industry looks to capitalize on New England's invasive green crab

Warming waters off New England's coast has contributed to the proliferation of the green crab, one of the world's most invasive species.

• Apr 23

Coral reef bleaching hits 84% worldwide, worst on record, surveys show

Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, scientists say.

• Apr 23

Climate change is threatening the fishing industry. Here's how

As climate change warms rivers, the fishing industry is increasingly threatened. One nonprofit shows how it's helping to save the fishing-tourism economy.

• Apr 22

Insurers colluded to limit coverage in wildfire-prone Calif. areas, suits say

Two lawsuits allege major home insurance companies have colluded to limit coverage in wildfire-prone California communities​ and force homeowners onto the state's last-resort insurance plan​.

• Apr 22

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