Ellen Knickmeyer

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In this handout photo Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a meeting with top envoys from the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

US, Europe target Putin's purse

The United States and European allies said on Friday, February 25, 2022, they were stepping up sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by adding measures directly targeting President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister, putting diplomatic appeals to one side as Russia’s forces closed on Ukraine’s capital.

News, Politics | February 26th 2022

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at an event at the US Climate Action Center at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

American climate champion AOC says U.S. must take action on climate to regain world respect

The Democratic congressional delegation that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led to the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, carries the Biden administration's message: America is back on the global climate stage.

Race to a Safer World

News, US News, Politics | November 10th 2021

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Photo by The Associated Press/Alberto Pezzali

Obama blames Russia and China for lagging on climate policy

Barack Obama expressed confidence at U.N. climate talks Monday that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress, and faulted U.S. rivals China and Russia for what he called a “dangerous lack of urgency” in cutting their own climate-wrecking emissions.

Race to a Safer World

News, Politics | November 8th 2021

Secretary of State John Kerry holds his granddaughter as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change, April 22, 2016 at U.N. headquarters. File photo by The Associated Press/Mary Altaffer

Kerry at COP is fighting hard for global push to end climate change

Toward the end of the U.N. climate summit's first of two weeks, Kerry’s voice grew hoarse from his mission of rallying global climate efforts that are threatening to hit a wall at home.

Race to a Safer World

News, US News, Politics | November 8th 2021

In this May 24, 2021, file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a news conference at Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Los Angeles mayor Garcetti tests positive for COVID at COP26

Eric Garcetti's office announced a positive test result in a tweet, adding only: “He is feeling good and isolating in his hotel room. He is fully vaccinated.”

Coronavirus in Canada

News | November 4th 2021

President Joe Biden speaks during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. Photo by The Associated Press/Evan Vucci

Biden appears all-in on climate abroad, but home efforts are undermined by rogue senator

President Joe Biden is joining other world leaders in highlighting the importance of preserving forests as a force against global warming, but at home a coal-state U.S. senator is again threatening Biden's landmark climate legislation at home.

Race to a Safer World

News, US News, Politics | November 2nd 2021

In this Oct. 15, 2021, photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen between cardboard cutouts of flames during a climate change protest near the U.S. Capitol in Washington. File photo by The Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin

Sweeping poll shows majority in U.S. concerned about climate

President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago.

Race to a Safer World

News, US News | October 26th 2021

traffic, Hollywood Freeway, Los Angeles,

Trump set to roll back Obama mileage standards

President Donald Trump is poised to roll back ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raise the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come, gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts against climate change.

Race to a Safer World

News, US News, Politics | April 1st 2020

Chart, risk, developing cancer, radiation

U.S. considering weakened limits on radiation exposure

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

News, US News, Politics | October 3rd 2018

Trump administration less concerned about conserving oil

Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs.

News, US News, Politics | August 21st 2018