The Supreme Court is poised to unleash a weapon against Biden's climate policies
The Supreme Court is poised to curtail the federal government's power to regulate the environment, including President Joe Biden's climate policies.
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Where Biden and Trump stand on major issues like the economy, Ukraine, and immigration
Here's the key differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump on the economy, climate, immigration, abortion, Russia-Ukraine, and Israel-Gaza.
Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change
Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the sea floor, scientists want to trap carbon there.
Amazon is trying to eliminate plastic that doesn't get recycled. It's actually making some progress.
Amazon is using a paper filler made from 100% recycled material instead, which customers can recycle at home.
Gen Z wants jobs that help solve the climate crisis but has no idea how to get them
Only 1 in 20 Gen Z workers have the "green" skills companies are looking for, a LinkedIn analysis found.
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The hottest temperature recorded in every state
Summer 2023 was the warmest summer on record for global temperatures, but some states had their hottest days hundreds of years ago.
Extreme heat is already ruining summer travel — and it's only going to get worse
It's only June, but life-threatening temperatures and extreme climate events have already soured some travelers' European vacation plans.
Mexico City is just the beginning. Here are 11 other cities at risk of running out of water.
What makes a city most at risk of a water shortage isn't how much water it has access to. It's how that available water is managed and distributed.
Is the climate your top issue? Here's a guide to each candidate's stance.
Climate will be a top issue in 2024, with Democrats largely pushing for more environmental rules while the GOP has been receptive to energy interests.
The world is facing an orange juice crisis. The race is now on to find a substitute fruit.
A global orange shortage may force manufacturers to consider using alternative fruits, such as mandarin or pear.
The steampunk technology that could save America's cities
How an underground maze of abandoned pipes can fix the urban doom loop
A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones
This year could the worst hurricane seasons in history, experts predict. A coastal engineer shares how he protected his home during Hurricane Harvey.
Inside a new disaster-proof neighborhood in Florida, where million-dollar off-grid homes already survived two hurricanes and residents pay no electric bills
The houses, built 16 feet above sea level and powered by solar and battery, are the future of climate-resilient construction, their builder said.
Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate — but the wealthy won't stop buying
Nantucket is a billionaire holiday hot spot, but erosion is making homes fall into the ocean. That hasn't stopped the wealthy from buying properties.
A brutal heat wave in Mexico is causing monkeys to drop dead from trees
Mexico's ongoing heat wave has been linked to the deaths of at least 26 people since March, the Associated Press reported.
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Indonesia is using influencers and green pledges to promote its new $35 billion capital. Take a look at Nusantara.
Rising sea levels are threatening to swamp Jakarta, Indonesia's biggest city, so authorities are building a new capital called Nusantara.
A hiker discovered bones, weapons, and money on a thawing glacier. They turned out to be 400 years old and still puzzle archaeologists.
A mysterious man died trekking across Switzerland's Theodul Glacier. Archaeologists think he's a snapshot of a remarkable ancient economy.
Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.
In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Earth at that time. They barely escaped alive.
Biden brags about his environmental record to win young voters, but most have no idea what he's done to fight climate change
A recent CBS News/YouGov poll showed that 59% of respondents aged 30 or younger knew "nothing at all" or "not much" about Biden's climate actions.
No bean coffee made from things like date seeds may be in our near future
The popularity of coffee is devastating the environment. So some companies are developing lab grown coffee, or coffee made from other ingredients.