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School district finds eliminating natural gas from new buildings is complicated

5:07am November 22, 2022

by Katia Riddle

Some schools in Portland, Ore., committed recently to some of the most progressive school climate policies in the nation. But the district is already struggling to meet benchmarks.

Environment

In a win for local tribes, major dams along the Klamath River in Oregon will be removed

8:10am November 20, 2022

by Cassandra Profita

Federal regulators have cleared the way for the removal of major dams along the Klamath River in Oregon. Local tribes and environmental groups have worked for decades to bring the dams down.

A damaged woodland area that the Russians used as an ammunition storage site west of Izium, before they were driven out.

How Russia is weaponizing the Ukrainian winter

6:00am November 20, 2022

Ukraine says Russia is using the cold as a weapon against Ukrainians, by targeting the country's ability to heat and power homes. Repair crews are struggling to restore power to damaged areas.

Climate activists at the United Nations climate conference in Egypt call for money to pay for loss and damage from global warming in low-income countries.

Low-income countries want more money for climate damage. They're unlikely to get it.

6:24pm November 16, 2022

by Michael Copley

Wealthy nations may instead reshuffle money earmarked for other goals like limiting and adapting to global warming. That could hamstring efforts to deal with climate change in low-income countries

Signs like this one, spotted October 26, 2022, are all over northern Gaston County, North Carolina, near where Piedmont Lithium wants to build a 1500-acre lithium mining and processing operation.

A proposed lithium mine presents a climate versus environment conflict

5:02am November 12, 2022

by David Boraks

The U.S. wants to mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries to meet climate change goals. But residents near a proposed open-pit mine object.

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Here's what happened on Friday at the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

4:54pm November 11, 2022

President Biden touted American progress reining in emissions and said he intends to push for more money for developing countries. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

Workers at a coal mine in Ukraine start their shifts. Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supplies of fossil fuels and led to more reliance on coal for electricity in some countries.

Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

6:25pm November 10, 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

Science

A new climate reality is taking shape as renewables become widespread

2:03pm November 10, 2022

by Dave Davies

New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells says the cost of solar and wind energy has fallen dramatically. Nevertheless, we're still facing painful, long-lasting changes to the planet.

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Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the TRACE Greenhouse Gas Inventory launch at the plenary hall during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27.

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

5:38pm November 09, 2022

A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said in Egypt that he knows carbon markets have gotten a bad reputation but that strong safeguards would make the U.S. program different.

U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism

4:52pm November 09, 2022

by Michael Copley

The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.