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A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, on April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Landfills are methane 'super emitters', satellite data shows

Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet−warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste, a study suggests.

By Sibi Arasu | News | August 11th 2022

President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden waves as they walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, upon arrival from a trip to visit flood affected areas in Kentucky, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

How Biden won a good chunk of his climate plan

Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. Free community college, child care funding, expanded preschool — all left behind.

By Chris Megerian | News, US News, Politics | August 9th 2022

Residents wade through floodwater around their homes after heavy rain in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Jan. 19, 2022, killed at least 10 people. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe, File)

Africa outlines goals ahead of UN climate summit

African officials outlined their priorities for the upcoming U.N. climate summit, including a push to make heavily polluting rich nations compensate poor countries for the environmental damage done to them.

By Wanjohi Kabukuru | News | August 3rd 2022

Wind turbines are silhouetted against the rising sun on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Biden's climate change pledge closer to reality with new surprise deal

An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, experts said on July 28, 2022.

By Matthew Daly | News, US News, Politics | July 29th 2022

Letter to the U.K. from Canada: We feel your pain

It may be hard to see the connection between heat waves in British Columbia and Britain’s most flammable day since the Second World War, but our world has shrunk, and the 21st-century version is one of close connections and brutal teachings.

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By John Vaillant | Opinion, Climate Solutions Reporting | July 28th 2022

A few dozen people listened in the blazing sun as Biden spoke, including Gina McCarthy, members of Congress and Biden’s climate envoy, John Kerry, a former Massachusetts senator. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden announces modest climate actions with promise of more to follow

President Joe Biden on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.”

By Seung Min Kim & Matthew Daly | News, US News, Politics | July 21st 2022

People sit covering their heads from the sun after a scaled down version of the Changing of the Guard ceremony took place outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Fires in France, Spain as heatwave cooks Europe

A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward on Monday, July 18, 2022, to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water−bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder−dry forests.

By Bob Edme & John Leicester | News | July 19th 2022

Two men cool themselves with water from a public sprinkler on a hot and sunny day in Barcelona, Spain, on Sat., July 16, 2022. Many European countries are facing exceptional heat this month also attributed to climate change. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Berlin hosts heart-to-heart talks on climate

With the world reeling from the economic fallout of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, senior officials from 40 countries met on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Berlin for heart−to−heart talks on how to stay focused on fighting climate change and addressing its impact.

By Frank Jordans | News, Politics | July 18th 2022

Climate activist Lina Schinkoethe with the group Uprising of the Last Generation poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Climate activists in Germany use superglue, blockades to make their point

“It’s absolutely crazy to stick yourself to the road with superglue,” admits Lina Schinkoethe.

By Frank Jordans | News | July 15th 2022

Protestors take a break in the shade in hot weather during a demonstration by workers' unions outside the parliament in Lisbon, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal issues wildfire alert amid heat wave and severe drought

Portugal’s government on Friday, July 8, 2022, declared an eight−day state of alert due to a heightened risk of wildfires, as the drought−stricken country prepares for a heat wave packing temperatures as high as 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit).

By Barry Hatton | News | July 8th 2022

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