President Donald Trump said his administration has rescinded the “endangerment finding,” a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.
President Donald Trump said his administration has rescinded the “endangerment finding,” a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.
Vehicles approach the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, US, on Monday, July 24, 2023. New York's plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan is a brazen money grab, New Jersey's senior US senator said after the Garden State sued to block the congestion pricing proposal.
The agency’s repeal of a cornerstone of US climate rules is part of an aggressive deregulatory agenda whose effects on the environment will outlast the president.
The agency’s repeal of a cornerstone of US climate rules is part of an aggressive deregulatory agenda whose effects on the environment will outlast the president.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
A new road under construction cuts through a swath of forest on Belem's outskirts in Ananindeua, Brazil, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. In Belem, major construction and a scramble for more hotel rooms are underway as the Amazon metropolis prepares to host COP30. Photographer: Alessandro Flaco/Bloomberg
The nations signed off on a major report, three years in the making, that concluded the global economy isn’t adequately pricing in biodiversity risks.
A boat passes through the meeting of the Xingu River and the Rio Fresco in Sao Felix do Xingu, Para state, Brazil, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. Destruction of the Brazilian Amazon accelerated this year to levels unseen since 2006, with more than 5,019 square miles of forest lost between August 2020 and July 2021.
The US officially exited the Paris Agreement on Jan. 27. It’s the second time President Donald Trump has pulled out of the pact that commits almost 200 countries to keep global warming to no more than 2C (3.6F), and ideally 1.5C, above pre-industrial levels.
The US officially exited the Paris Agreement on Jan. 27. It’s the second time President Donald Trump has pulled out of the pact that commits almost 200 countries to keep global warming to no more than 2C (3.6F), and ideally 1.5C, above pre-industrial levels.
A globe at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. Photographer: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
The past three years have been the hottest on record, marked by deadly and costly wildfires and flooding. Even as scientists warn that the pace of global warming is accelerating, President Donald Trump has escalated his retreat from global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The past three years have been the hottest on record, marked by deadly and costly wildfires and flooding. Even as scientists warn that the pace of global warming is accelerating, President Donald Trump has escalated his retreat from global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A globe at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. Photographer: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
The global average temperature numbers are in for 2025 and they’re not good. Last year was the third-hottest on record, trailing only … the previous two years.
The global average temperature numbers are in for 2025 and they’re not good. Last year was the third-hottest on record, trailing only … the previous two years.
A pedestrian shelters from the sun under a parasol in Ginza district during high temperatures in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. High temperatures across much of Japan are set to last for another month, according to the national weather forecaster, with the persistent heat potentially keeping power demand elevated. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
The world’s biggest Earth science conference had a shocking backdrop this year, with the Trump administration announcing that it plans to close an iconic climate research lab. Suffice to say, that changed the tone of the gathering.
The world’s biggest Earth science conference had a shocking backdrop this year, with the Trump administration announcing that it plans to close an iconic climate research lab. Suffice to say, that changed the tone of the gathering.
Tropical analysis meteorologist Aidan Mahoney works at his station at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, on May 30, 2025. The administration of US President Donald Trump has fired hundreds of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and deleted government websites with data on the weather and climate. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP
It’s been labeled “scientific vandalism” and “a national security risk.” The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research has outraged scientists and policymakers.
It’s been labeled “scientific vandalism” and “a national security risk.” The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research has outraged scientists and policymakers.
The National Center For Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Photographer: Jen Lobo/iStock Editorial
The US plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key climate-science hub in Boulder, Colorado, which the Trump administration says strayed from its mission decades ago by taking up climate change research. The announcement came as a shock to the scientific community as well as Colorado officials, who have vowed to fight the proposal.
The US plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key climate-science hub in Boulder, Colorado, which the Trump administration says strayed from its mission decades ago by taking up climate change research. The announcement came as a shock to the scientific community as well as Colorado officials, who have vowed to fight the proposal.
The National Center For Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
Zillow’s climate risk scores have disappeared from home listings, but the risks themselves are very real. Modeling those threats down to the home level, though, is challenging.
Zillow’s climate risk scores have disappeared from home listings, but the risks themselves are very real. Modeling those threats down to the home level, though, is challenging.
Homes surrounded by flood water after Hurricane Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida, US, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Tropical Storm Debby threatens to unleash days of heavy rain and flooding on the US East Coast after slamming into Florida as a hurricane, knocking out power to thousands. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg
Property owners and buyers need more information on climate dangers. But pinpointing them is hard, even for experts.
Houses in the Cavanaugh subdivision of Meridian, Idaho, US, on Thursday, June 30, 2022. The housing market slowdown is having ripple effects across the industry and mortgage lenders are forecasting a slump in business.
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