"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
• 6:15

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
• 7:32

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
• 5:42

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
• 4:51

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
• 8:27

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
• 8:50

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

Amid lockdowns, renewable energy sources overtake coal

Coronavirus lockdowns have given solar, wind and hydropower a boost.

• May 5, 2020

Destruction of Amazon rainforest accelerates amid coronavirus

Researchers say deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by more than 50% in the first three months of the year.

• May 5, 2020

Billions could soon be in areas too hot to live without AC, study says

And most are likely to be too poor to afford air conditioning, researchers say. The culprit: climate change.

• May 5, 2020

Highest-ever concentration of plastic pieces are on ocean floor

Researchers have found 1.9 million pieces of plastic in an 11-square-foot area of the sea — the highest-ever concentration of microplastics.

• May 1, 2020

Polar ice lost in last 16 years could fill Lake Michigan

The two landmasses have lost about 5,000 gigatons of ice in the last decade and a half, which could fill around 2 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools.

• May 1, 2020

Hurricane season forecast raises worry amid pandemic

"The ability to respond will be severely hindered," one expert warned.

• Apr 29, 2020

Huge amounts of methane leaking from U.S. oil fields, study shows

A new study says enough methane is spewing out of the Permian Basin to power 7 million households in Texas for a year.

• Apr 25, 2020

Lab-spawned coral may save "America's great barrier reef"

Much of the coral in the 10,000-year-old Florida reef has been lost due to climate change, disease and pollution — now scientists may have a way to help save it.

• Apr 22, 2020

Photos show dramatic decline in air pollution during lockdown

With humans stuck inside, carbon emissions have fallen significantly and the skies are clearing.

• Apr 22, 2020

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