Administration moves to squash socially responsible investing

Financial advisers worry a new rule will divert 401(k) funds from profitable environmental investments into fossil fuels.

• Jul 16, 2020

Arctic heat wave "essentially impossible" without climate change

A town in Siberia recently hit a record 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and scientists say the role of climate change is "truly staggering."

• Jul 15, 2020

Death Valley sets record for planet's hottest temperature in years

The brutal heat wave​ baking the Southwest and lower Plains states is going to move east and north to engulf much of the nation this week.

• Jul 13, 2020

"Watermelon snow" in Italian Alps may be climate change red flag

The bizarre pink snow can accelerate snow melt in the fragile mountain region.

• Jul 9, 2020

Jane Goodall: If humans don't change "we're going to destroy ourselves"

The world-renowned conservationist desperately wants the world to pay attention to what she sees as the greatest threat to humanity's existence.

• Jul 2, 2020

100.4° Arctic record confirmed; Earth may be warmest in 12,000 years

As the extreme northern heat wave continues, it's so warm in Norway people are skiing on glaciers in swimsuits.

• Jul 1, 2020

"We are at a crossroads": Lawmakers unveil climate change plan

The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled its plan for "a clean energy economy that puts families and workers first."

• Jun 30, 2020

Arctic records its hottest temperature ever

Reaching 100 degrees in or near the Arctic is almost unheard of.

• Jun 23, 2020

2020 likely to be the warmest year on record globally

With a dramatic rise in temperatures in the Arctic, the world on track to break heat records again.

• Jun 15, 2020

"Two different realities": Why America needs environmental justice

Peggy Shepard, the co-founder of WE ACT, talks to CBS News about the problem of environmental racism and what can be done to make communities safer and healthier.

• Jun 12, 2020

World Oceans Day: New study finds deep ocean waters warming at a faster pace

The absorption of carbon dioxide by the planet's oceans is increasing, with warming temperatures forcing some marine species to migrate.

• Jun 8, 2020

Extinctions raise risk of "biological annihilation," study warns

"We cannot separate ourselves from the natural world," said legendary conservationist Jane Goodall. "We continue to destroy it at our peril."

• Jun 1, 2020

Dying coral reefs turn vibrant neon in apparent survival effort

Coral reefs on the brink of death are attempting to send a survival signal, via fluorescent neon colors.

• May 22, 2020

White House's "new assault" on climate science

The White House is gearing up to complete a sweeping rollback of Obama-era policies regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The New York Times, joined CBSN to explain the consequences these new policies could have.

• May 30, 2019
• 06:15

Deforestation rising in the Amazon

A new study from a environmental watchdog in Brazil says deforestation has increased by 20% in the last nine months. Deforestation can increase the pace of climate change. André Guimarães, executive director of IPAM, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, joins CBSN with more on the risk.

• May 30, 2019
• 07:32

Scientists say climate change is turning coastal Antarctica green

As the climate warms, scientists expect more and more of the snowy desert to turn bright green.

• May 21, 2020

Arctic temps reach new highs

Nearly half of Greenland's ice sheet began melting this week after an unprecedented warm spell hit the Arctic region. Temperatures climbed more than 40 degrees above average, causing an estimated 2 billion tons of ice loss. Ted Scambos, senior research scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Earth Science Observation Center, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Jun 15, 2019
• 05:42

Study: Climate change makes a Dust Bowl heat wave more likely

Instead of once in a century, such extreme heat could start coming around every 40 years, researchers say.

• May 21, 2020

Louisiana island disappearing under water

Forecasters predict an "above normal" hurricane season, which is devastating news for one community. Isle de Jean Charles has lost more than 90 percent of its land over the last 60 years. Mireya Villarreal reports.

• Aug 23, 2019
• 04:51

Climate change a critical issue for 2020

As the race continues for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, we are learning more about where each candidate stands on the issue of climate change. CBS News climate and weather contributor Jeff Berardelli and CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to talk about last night's town hall event focusing on the issue.

• Sep 5, 2019
• 08:27

Can humans survive as temperatures rise?

With global temperatures on the rise from climate change, experts say there is growing evidence that humans will face catastrophic heat waves and that parts of our planet will become uninhabitable unless drastic changes are made. Jeff Goodell, contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, joined CBSN to discuss his latest article, "Can we survive extreme heat?"

• Sep 5, 2019
• 08:50

Carbon emissions fall 17% worldwide under lockdowns

Lockdowns could lead to an annual emissions decline of up to 7% — the biggest emissions drop since World War II, researchers say.

• May 20, 2020

Air pollution is already spiking in China with virus lockdown lifted

As industry resumes, deadly pollutants hit levels in April even higher than last year, prompting warnings of a "dirty" economic rebound.

• May 19, 2020

India's carbon emissions fall for the first time in four decades

Carbon emissions growth has fallen below zero during India's coronavirus lockdowns, analysts say.

• May 12, 2020

Ominous trend in American West could signal a looming "megadrought"

"The persistence of the drought conditions, in the Colorado River basin especially, is essentially unprecedented in human history," John Fleck, author of "Water is for Fighting Over," said.

• May 9, 2020

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