Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules
Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict and environmental groups argue they should reduce climate pollution even more.
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Doctors could warn vulnerable patients of dangerously hot weather with 'heat alerts'
An innovative pilot project uses emailed "heat alerts" to inform doctors and nurses of dangerous local temperatures, so they can advise patients who are most vulnerable to heat-related illness.
New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations
The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area
Biden creates a new national monument near the Grand Canyon
The proclamation signed in the area by the president protects lands that are sacred to indigenous peoples and blocks new uranium mine claims.
Powerful storms killed 2 people and left more than 1 million customers without power
A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.
As glaciers recede due to climate change, flooding increases
Homes and apartments were damaged or destroyed by a flood in Juneau, Alaska, caused by the melting Mendenhall glacier. Climate change is making these kinds of floods a growing issue around the world.
Why India's yogurt drink lassi is the perfect drink for the hottest summer on record
So yes, some people in India love their lassi so much that they mix up the drink in a washing machine! Heat researcher Gulrez Azhar says it's a healthful way to cope with summer heat.
Three stories from the hottest month ever
The U.N. estimates that July was the hottest month — in terms of the average global temperature-- in recorded history. That's leading to climate-driven disasters around the world.
S. Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
Hundreds of participants have been treated for heat-related ailments since the Jamboree began Wednesday in the coastal town of Buan as South Korea grapples with one of its hottest summers in years.
Climate change threatens Germany's fairy tale forests
Germany's dense green spruce forests are being decimated by parasites and climate change. It's unclear if planting different kinds of trees would help stop the decline.