Many climate-change experts say the second Trump administration's focus on the economy exposes Americans to more long-term risks from flooding, wildfires and hurricane winds because it would increase rather than decrease the amount of climate-warming greenhouse gasses the U.S. pumps into the atmosphere.

U.S. envoys to COP29, such as John Podesta, a senior Democratic operative who served under the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations, are messaging that Trump’s

President Biden bragged about achieving his goal of delivering $11 billion per year in climate financing, which represents a six-fold increase under his administration.

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed in 2022, is the single-most effective, far-reaching piece of climate legislation ever enacted by the U.S. Congress. But it is now under threat.

China is installing wind and solar power projects faster than any other country on the planet. As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, experts say China will have to lead the charge.

Let’s not sugarcoat things. The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election represents a setback for climate action. The incoming administration has been very clear that it does not prioritize confronting climate change,

Under Biden, the US legislated the Chips Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, all aimed in varying degrees to deal with the climate crisis while also bolstering American manufacturing.

Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), two of the Senate’s most aggressive advocates for action on climate change, said Friday that President-elect Trump’s second term

Pete Hegseth, a host on Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends,” is Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary. Research from 2022 found that the US military emits more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than entire countries. Hegseth has been a vocal critic of the issue, calling it the “religion” of the left.

Hill Democrats unleashed a gusher of criticism at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, calling fracking executive Chris Wright a climate science denier, a f