Renewable energy usage has doubled in the last decade. Hawaii leads the way.

Renewable sources of energy will account for 24% of the nation's energy in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago.

• Jan 9, 2023

Coastal residents on climate change: "The ocean's coming for you"

With sea levels along U.S. shores expected to rise as much as 12 inches by 2050, residents of North Carolina's Barrier Islands, Galveston, Texas, and Pacifica, Calif., are grappling with changing coastlines, engaged in a battle that Mother Nature is winning.

• Jan 8, 2023

U.K.'s hottest-ever year was fueled by human-caused climate change

Researchers warn that if carbon dioxide emissions aren't rapidly reduced, this record-breaking heat will soon become the norm.

• Jan 5, 2023

How coral bleaching is causing "unnecessary" fish fights

A researcher said there was "crying in our masks" as her team watched fish battle over food that had simply died off, and may never come back.

• Jan 4, 2023

80% of new cars sold in Norway are now electric vehicles

"There is no excuse for the internal combustion engines' unnecessary pollution when the climate crisis is so urgent," says the head of the country's EV association.

• Jan 3, 2023

Startup uses 3D-printed tiles to help restore coral reefs

The tiles could have global uses for coral adaptation, with benefits to humanity as well as ocean life.

• Jan 2, 2023

Drought emergency declared for all of Southern California

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provides water to 26 agencies that supply major population centers such as Los Angeles and San Diego counties.

• Dec 15, 2022

Starving birds on Alaska coast reveal threats of climate change

NOAA's annual "Arctic Report Card" documents changes in a region warming faster than anywhere else on Earth.

• Dec 13, 2022

What is nuclear fusion, and could it power our future?

Scientists at a U.S. government lab have announced a breakthrough in efforts to create technology that could one day offer humanity a clean, unlimited source of energy.

• Dec 13, 2022

U.S. expected to announce major nuclear fusion energy breakthrough

Rep. Ted Lieu of California said if the announcement this week is what's expected, "it could be a game changer for the world."

• Dec 12, 2022

U.S. fuel economy flat in 2021, emissions down slightly, new EPA report says

A government report says fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs.

• Dec 12, 2022

Earthshot Prize-winner's solution for plastic problem? Seaweed

The London-based startup Notpla aims to make packaging disappear with its organic-based materials that are edible, biodegradable and home-compostable.

• Dec 10, 2022

Solar power will beat out coal in 3 years, IEA predicts

Global energy crisis has pushed renewable power "into an extraordinary new phase of even faster growth," IEA says.

• Dec 7, 2022

Apparent wooden ship from 1800s uncovered by hurricane beach erosion

"It's a rare experience, but it's not unique, and it seems with climate change​ and more intense hurricane seasons, it's happening more frequently," one archaeologist said.

• Dec 7, 2022

California airports face disruption due to flooding, study finds

Los Angeles and San Francisco international airports are among dozens in California that could see disruptions in as little as 20 to 40 years, researchers said.

• Dec 6, 2022

Biden to meet with Prince William and Kate in Boston

The prince and princess are visiting Boston this week to promote their climate change initiative, The Earthshot Prize.

• Nov 30, 2022

Prince William and Kate are coming to the U.S. for first time in 8 years

The trip will be primarily focused on one issue: climate change.

• Nov 28, 2022

With climate change, crops migrate north

Farmers have always dealt with the whims of Mother Nature, but a warming planet could prove devastating to farms all over the world, changing what crops can be grown where.

• Nov 20, 2022

Arizona town looks for solutions amid Western water crisis

The Rio Verde Foothills are becoming a symbol of the West's growing water crisis.

• Nov 19, 2022

Religious Americans less concerned about climate change, survey finds

There are a few reasons people of different religious affiliations have developed varying opinions, Pew found — the main one being politics.

• Nov 18, 2022

Inside hospitals where climate change-induced hunger is killing children

One doctor in Somalia's drought-wracked south said seeing children "dying in front of you daily" was giving him and his colleagues "nightmares."

• Nov 15, 2022

Douglas Brinkley: Our planet needs another "Rachel Carson moment"

The historian says Carson, whose writings helped spur the environmental movement of the '60s, should be remembered by voters - and politicians - who need to understand climate change is the primary challenge of our own time.

• Nov 13, 2022

Shift to EVs too slow to avoid "catastrophe," report finds

"Toyota, Volkswagen and other leading automakers are on a collision course with the climate," Greenpeace says.

• Nov 11, 2022

Biden in Egypt says U.S. will do its part to avert a "climate hell"

"Climate hell" was a reference to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres' dire warning that "we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator."

• Nov 11, 2022

2022 sets record for fossil fuel CO2 emissions, scientists say

There's now 51% more CO2 in the atmosphere than in pre-industrial times, scientists said in a new report, making it far less likely that the world can minimize global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

• Nov 11, 2022

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