On the evening of December 10, 2021, a tornado tore through the southern Illinois town of Edwardsville. Workers at an Amazon warehouse there were given about 10 minutes to find safety before the ...

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

An economic study calculates the effectiveness of a novel policy instrument: The underlying idea is that you are allowed to release the climate gas CO₂ into the atmosphere—but only if you promise to ...

The researchers who develop climate scenarios for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have withdrawn the worst-case ...

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Despite decades of both international and national efforts, climate change continues to be a persistent challenge. In 2023, the global average surface temperature reached its highest level since 1880, ...

Oregon environmental regulators say they plan to re-establish the state’s signature Climate Protection Program after a court ruling invalidated it a month ago. State Department of Environmental ...

The EU must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 relative to 1990 – of which 5 percentage points can be achieved through climate action elsewhere, according to the 2025 law. A ...

An Oregon court on Wednesday delivered a blow to Oregon’s signature Climate Protection Program, invalidating it over the state’s failure to follow rule-making requirements. The program mandates ...

PARIS—In a major ruling Tuesday, Europe’s top human-rights court gave a boost to climate activists who are suing for tough limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, a decision expected to affect dozens of ...

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Oregon is asking the public to weigh in on a plan to reboot the Climate Protection Program, which aims to reduce carbon emissions from oil and gas companies and support some of the communities that ...