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Hawaii lawmakers raise hotel tax to help the state cope with climate change
Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for ...
UMass researchers mull preservation of native plants, in face of accelerating climate shifts
We’re at the precipice of a mass extinction, of all plants across the East Coast,” said Prof. Bethany Bradley of UMass. “If ...
Dangerously hot in Alaska? New warnings show climate change impact.
National Weather Service to launch first heat advisories in Fairbanks and Juneau this summer in response to climate change.
The Trump admin is suing four states to stop them from holding fossil fuel giants accountable for climate damage
The lawsuits mark the administration’s latest attack on climate action in the name of “energy dominance” and has raised fears ...
After Trump dismisses hundreds of scientists working on climate report, two groups say they'll publish their work
The American Geophysical Union and American Meteorological Society plan to publish a special collection of work on climate ...
Two Scientific Groups Say They’ll Keep Working on U.S. Climate Assessment
The organizations said they would publish researchers’ work even after the Trump administration decision to dismiss all ...
Scientific societies say they’ll do national climate assessment after Trump dismisses report authors
Two major scientific societies say they will fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a ...
The Challenge of Overhauling FEMA In a Climate Changed World
FEMA wasn’t designed to meet our changing climate. But Trump's plan to leave disaster response to states would be ...
What Australia’s Vote Means for Climate in a Major Coal Economy
The leading candidates in Saturday’s national election have starkly different policies on energy and global warming.
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
The Justice Department is suing four states over climate action. The office argued in filings Wednesday that a lawsuit out of ...
DOJ sues four blue states over 'unconstitutional' climate laws threatening US energy security
The DOJ is suing Hawaii, Michigan, New York and Vermont for pushing climate laws it says are unconstitutional and dangerous ...
Another year, another CT climate bill? Why it already faces opposition.
A plan to set Connecticut on a course toward achieving net zero carbon emissions throughout the economy by 2050 was approved ...