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News Articles: climate

Traffic moves along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration proposed new tough emission rules so tough it would force auto makers to boost sales of electric cars to meet the requirements.

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  • Climate

The big reason why the U.S. is seeking the toughest-ever rules for vehicle emissions

The EPA is proposing tailpipe emission rules so strict that carmakers would need two-thirds of their sales to be zero-emission by 2032 to comply. And that seems to be precisely the goal.

April 12, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Climate activist and Pajaro Valley High School senior Denia Escutia, 18, looks around a mud-coated bedroom in Pajaro, California on March 24, 2023. Days earlier, residents began returning to their homes after a levee breach flooded the area several weeks earlier.

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  • Climate

Why California's floods may be 'only a taste' of what's to come in a warmer world

Climate scientists say this winter's storms in California are nothing compared to what's predicted in a warmer world. Some residents in one community question whether its time to leave.

April 10, 2023
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  • Ezra David Romero/KQED
To avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be eliminated or offset by midcentury, according to the United Nations. To get there, activist investors say banks and insurance companies need to account for the emissions they contribute to by underwriting and investing in fossil fuel infrastructure like this natural gas plant in California.

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  • Climate

Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.

April 09, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Solar executive DK Kim poses for a photo with Kimberly Richardson, left, Lisa Nash, right, and members of the Qcells team Thursday during a visit to the company's solar plant in Dalton, Ga.

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  • Climate

A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states

The agreement calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland.

April 06, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ronal Acuna,Jr. warms up at Truist Park before the Atlanta Braces home opener on April 6, 2023.

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  • Sports

Climate change could affect the baseball season. Experts explain how

As Georgians celebrate the start of the Atlanta Braves' season, weather could change how the game is played. 

April 06, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
An airplane flies at sunrise over Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 9.

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  • Climate

Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change

Research in recent years has pointed to more incidents of clear-air turbulence in the jet stream brought on by rising temperatures. Airline crews and passengers are feeling the effects firsthand.

April 06, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
The Apple TV+ series <em>Extrapolations </em>tells the story of what's at stake for our planet over the next few decades. Sienna Miller plays scientist Rebecca Shearer.

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  • Television

There are plenty of doomsday climate stories — 'Extrapolations' is about the everyday

"We wanted to focus on what we call the 'messy middle...' " says Scott Burns, creator of the AppleTV+ series. "Before we get to the end, there's a lot of life that we're all gonna have to go through."

April 04, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
View of a deforested and burned area of the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil on Sept. 2, 2022.

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  • Climate

Why deforestation means less rain in tropical forests

A new study finds deforestation reduces rainfall in tropical rainforests, which has grave consequences for agriculture, drought and climate resilience.

April 03, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Seyma Bayram
The conspiracy theory alleges that a shadowy global elite conspires to control the world's population, in part by forcing them to eat insects. It's being cited by politicians in several countries.

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  • National

From 4chan to international politics, a bug-eating conspiracy theory goes mainstream

The conspiracy theory alleges that a shadowy global elite conspires to control the world's population, in part by forcing them to eat insects. It's being cited by politicians in several countries.

April 03, 2023
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  • Huo Jingnan
Family and neighbors look through debris on Ed Whestine's farm southwest of Wellman, Iowa on Saturday. Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed multiple people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest.

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  • Weather

A daunting recovery begins in the South and Midwest after tornadoes kill at least 32

Confirmed or suspected tornadoes across 11 states destroyed homes and businesses, splintered trees and laid waste to neighborhoods over a broad swath of the country.

April 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
James Tucker got an efficient heat pump for his home near Oakland, Calif., last year. Now homeowners can get new credits for heat pumps from federal climate legislation.

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  • Climate

6 things to know about heat pumps, a climate solution in a box

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the U.S. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?

April 01, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
A sign touting the Inflation Reduction Act is seen at Glynwood Boat House in Cold Spring, N.Y., on Aug. 17, 2022.

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  • Politics

The EPA's watchdog is warning about oversight for billions in new climate spending

The Environmental Protection Agency received billions from President Biden's climate legislation, but the EPA inspector general warns there is "a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse."

April 01, 2023
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  • Eric McDaniel
Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. President Joe Biden's administration cleared the way for California's plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, a part of the state's efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas.

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  • Environment

The EPA approves California's plan to phase out diesel trucks

The agency's decision allows California — which has some of the nation's worst air pollution — to require truck manufacturers to sell more zero-emission trucks over the next couple of decades.

March 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Bats congregate in the Bat Cave in Queen Elizabeth National Park on August 24, 2018. Scientists placed GPS devices on some of the bats to determine flight patterns and how they transmit Marburg virus to humans. Approximately 50,000 bats dwell in the cave.

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  • Global Health

There's a second outbreak of Marburg virus in Africa. Climate change could be a factor

The first outbreak this year was in Equatorial Guinea, which has seen 20 deaths already. Now there are cases reported in Tanzania as well for this infectious disease with a high fatality rate.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

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  • Technology

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

March 30, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
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