Climate Change 2024
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August 8, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Do voters care about climate change? How going green divides this election

National polls found that Americans on both sides of the political aisle rank climate change initiatives as a far lower policy priority than other ballot issues.
August 8, 2024 at 6:19 PM
A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn vegetation while trying to stop the Park Fire from near Mill Creek in Tehama County, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024.
1 month ago

How unprecedented ocean temperatures are affecting this year's hurricane season

Warmer-than-usual ocean temperatures have allowed for the earliest-ever Category 5 hurricane system to barrel through the Atlantic Basin.
1 month ago
A tree is seen fallen on the street as hurricane Beryl passes near to Bridgetown, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
7 months ago

How did climate change become a partisan issue?

Climate change was not always one of the most politicized issues, experts said.
7 months ago
Climate change was not always one of the most politicized issues, experts said.
8 months ago

Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on climate change

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may prove to be the most pivotal in the country's fight against climate change.
8 months ago
The 2024 U.S. presidential election may prove to be the most pivotal in the country's fight against climate change.
9 months ago

Biden 'just getting started' on climate action in response to major new report

President Joe Biden said the Fifth National Climate Assessment lays out the threats and dangers of climate change, and solutions that he will continue to pursue.
9 months ago
President Joe Biden speaks about climate change in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Nov. 14, 2023.
9 months ago

Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on climate change

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may prove to be the most pivotal in the country's fight against climate change.
9 months ago
Republican U.S. presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during the Never Back Down South Carolina Bus Tour at Revel Events Center, Oct. 4, 2023, in Greenville, S.C.
1 year ago

Biden to launch 'American Climate Corps' following calls from activists, lawmakers

The White House said President Joe Biden will launch the "American Climate Corps" on Wednesday.
1 year ago
U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023.
1 year ago

DeSantis rolls out energy policy, contends climate change invoked to create 'fear'

Ron DeSantis unveiled his energy plan on Wednesday in Texas, focusing on American "dominance" and undoing the energy and climate policies of President Joe Biden
1 year ago
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.