Climate

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.
North Dakota regulators consider underground carbon dioxide storage permits for Midwest pipeline
A North Dakota panel will consider whether to approve permits for underground storage of carbon dioxide that a proposed pipeline would carry from ethanol plants throughout the Midwest.
Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard tracks the desert black rhino in northwest Namibia
Namibia, in southwest Africa, has the largest population of black rhinos and has done something that few other places have been able to do — greatly reduce poaching for their horns and preserve this unique ecosystem.
Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages
With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.
Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it
"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
This soil is slowly burning, releasing CO2. The solution? Let water reclaim it
Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air.