Climate Change

"The long-awaited rule will affect all federally funded reconstruction projects."

"Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease."

"Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. COP29 climate summit, has scrapped plans to propose a levy on fossil-fuel producers to raise climate-change funding, and instead aims to launch a new fund at the summit for green investments in poorer countries, a senior COP29 source said."

"Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally." "Current EPA rules are inadequate, experts say, but the agency has committed to updating them. States like California, Maryland, and Washington can show the way."

"Some priority regs — including climate standards for existing gas-fired power plants, curbs on lead and copper in drinking water, and heat protections for workers — could be doomed."

"After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns."

"As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms."

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

"Hurricane Beryl, which brought fierce winds and heavy rains to a large portion of southeastern Texas, has killed at least nine people, according to state and local authorities."