Trump’s Climate Rollback Takes on a Key Scientific Finding

The federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases depends on a 2009 scientific determination. The Trump administration wants to repeal it.

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Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

Pollution from fires, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters.

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The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Satellites

The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-monitoring technology.

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Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse gases and found serious deficiencies.

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E.P.A. to Stop Updating Popular Database After Lead Scientist Criticized Trump

The database, which helps companies calculate their greenhouse gas emissions, will continue under a consortium that includes Stanford University.

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Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.

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Global Forests Abs

Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right.

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Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.

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North Carolina’s Bogs Have a Dirty Secret, and That’s a Good Thing

Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy again.

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Climate Change Is Making Fire Weather Worse for World’s Forests

Forest fires are on the rise globally. An increase in severe fire weather is largely responsible.

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