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The Red Tide Respiratory Forecast has received $653,960 to “get more microscopes in more hands on more beaches.” The funds will also help to expand detection of other toxic algae species.
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As Americans stayed home during the pandemic, cars and planes produced less heat-trapping emissions. But the effect is only temporary.
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The Biden effect in Florida: From electric cars to solar energy, advocates hope a shift in tone has real impact on the ground.
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The Green New Deal Network is launching with over $20 million to promote their agenda, as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office and Democrats set to control both chambers of Congress.
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An effort is back in the Senate to permanently set up a statewide office to consider climate change impacts, as environmentalists wait for a new chief resiliency officer to be appointed.
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Congress has long struggled to pass new laws addressing climate change, even ones with bipartisan support. But the end-of-year spending package includes an energy bill with major climate measures.
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The United States is set to break a record in 2020 for money spent on disasters, and climate change is exacerbating these costly natural events.
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Biden has vowed to make tackling the climate crisis a key component of his administration.
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2020 and 2016 are virtually tied for the hottest year on record. That means more powerful hurricanes, more intense wildfires, less ice and longer heat waves.
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Increased flooding from climate change is making flood insurance so expensive that some worry they'll lose their homes. A federal program can cut costs if cities invest in flood protection.
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Environmental advocates celebrated the creation of a chief resilience officer. Now they have doubts.
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McCarthy has an ambitious assignment: coordinating efforts across the entire federal government aimed at drastically — and quickly — lowering the United States' greenhouse gas emissions.