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News Articles: climate change

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, DC.

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  • Climate

Trump's EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight

The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

February 11, 2026
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By:
  • Jeff Brady and
  • Camila Domonoske
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin speaking at EPA headquarters in 2025.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Trump's EPA issues record low legal actions against polluters, watchdog group finds

The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office.

February 05, 2026
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
The Environmental Protection Agency awards the blue and white Energy Star logo to the most efficient appliances.

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  • Climate

Energy Star has emerged stronger after Trump's EPA tried to end it

The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.

February 03, 2026
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Ana Sandoval, a dedicated researcher at Initihuasi Seed Bank, nurturing the future with a pot of shooting seeds — preserving biodiversity one sprout at a time.

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  • Latin America

In the world's driest desert, Chile freezes its future to protect plants

Tucked away in a remote desert town, a hidden vault safeguards Chile's most precious natural treasures. From long-forgotten flowers to endangered crops.

February 01, 2026
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By:
  • John Bartlett
A Nashville Department of Transportation truck applies salt brine to a roadway on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn., ahead of a winter storm expected to hit the central and eastern United States over the weekend.

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  • Climate

How cuts to federal climate funds could threaten polar vortex research

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

January 23, 2026
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Wind turbines are seen off the coast of Rhode Island. The Trump administration has tried to stop construction of five offshore wind projects that are being built along the East Coast.

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  • Climate

Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won't say how.

The Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But wind companies say the administration isn't sharing information about newly-discovered threats.

January 21, 2026
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Ellaird Bailey and his wife, Charlotte, who lost their home in Altadena, Calif., to a wildfire in early 2025, stand in front of their recreational vehicle in December 2025. The RV is parked on the property where their house once stood. It can take years for disaster survivors to recover, often with the help of local Federal Emergency Management Agency workers.

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  • Climate

FEMA is getting rid of thousands of workers in areas recovering from disasters

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

January 16, 2026
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
A man rinses with water in August after playing beach footvolley on the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon,, on a sweltering hot day.

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  • Climate

Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Wildfire smoke towered over burned houses from the Palisades Fire on Jan. 10, 2025. The fires burned for days, blanketing the region in toxic smoke. The health effects are just beginning to become clear.

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  • Climate

The long-term health impacts from the LA wildfires are just becoming clear

The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the next fires more safely.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
An aerial view shows empty lots and new homes under construction in Altadena, California on January 5, 2026.

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  • Climate

California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding

Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

January 13, 2026
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Chad Comey lived in a five-story condo building that burned down in the Palisades Fire last January.

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  • Climate

After the LA fires, false narratives on social media impacted state policy

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy.

January 07, 2026
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By:
  • Julia Simon
After the heavy toll of the Los Angeles fires, California regulators are moving ahead with rules to limit or clear vegetation within five feet of homes, a zone where flammable materials pose a risk to houses.

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  • Climate

After devastating LA fires, California is drafting nation's toughest rules for homes

California is writing rules to limit plants around buildings to protect them from wildfires, after the Los Angeles fires a year ago. Some homeowners are pushing back over losing their greenery.

January 06, 2026
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
El barco petrolero "Minerva Astra" se encuentra cerca de Maracaibo, Venezuela.

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  • Climate

Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

January 04, 2026
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Workers install solar panels at a project this spring in Galena, Alaska.

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  • Climate

Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

December 29, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Jamaica in October 2025.

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  • Climate

What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example

The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.

December 24, 2025
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By:
  • Jessica Meszaros and
  • Rebecca Hersher
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