climate change

Legislation of the sort being pursued by Vermont and others won’t repair all of the damage wrought by climate change or stop pollution on its own, but such laws could provide remediation funding for communities that don’t have much money to go around.

The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization said it looks to her that the rate of human-caused climate change is accelerating and that warming has triggered more Arctic cold outbreaks in North America and Europe, weighing in on two issues that divide climate scientists.

The world’s groundwater aquifers are taking a beating. Decades of unrestrained pumping by thirsty farms and fast-growing cities have drained these underground rock beds, which hold more than 95 per cent of the planet’s drinkable water.

A new private member’s bill is taking aim at fossil fuel companies using the same tactics that forced Big Tobacco to stop advertising.

In cities like Tucson, Ariz., neighbours are planting trees to provide shade — and food.

How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster?

As the U.S. and China climate envoys retire, more than a leadership gap opens in crucial bilateral relationships and climate politics.

The World Meteorological Organization says the Sicilian scorcher was picked up on Aug. 11, 2021, at a time when temperatures were soaring across much of Europe — renewing concerns about climate change caused by human activity.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.

Being ejected from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet last year took a heavy personal toll, former justice minister David Lametti conceded on Thursday as he announced his decision to leave public office.

The stress and trauma of losing a loved one, seeing a home destroyed or watching a beloved community splinter have resounding mental health repercussions that stretch on for months, even years after the disaster makes its first impact. 

The move by the world’s largest public relations company, uncovered by tax records, alarms climate advocates.

The relentless technological advances have seen innovations such as solar panels progress from simply heating water for residential swimming pools to utility-scale solar farms.

A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.