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The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is attempting to break the world record for the highest number of trees planted in a 24-hour period. As part of a concerted effort to combat climate change, officials in the country's most...

As the world struggles to find effective ways to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming, a recent study has found that the stakes may be higher than anyone has realized...

In case you weren't already terrified of the prospect of Donald Trump winning the election, a new Reuters interview revealed yet another reason for concern: Trump has made it clear he has no qualms about potentially sabotaging...

At the Paris climate talks, China pledge to have carbon emissions climax by 2030 and decrease after that date. The world’s largest carbon emitter utilized coal to power rapid economic growth; in 2012 they used almost as...

Last Friday, the island nation of Fiji became the first to ratify the UN climate deal reached in Paris last December. Climate change is an issue of major concern in Fiji and other pacific island nations, which are already...

Since Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death last weekend, there's been a glut of articles analyzing what his absence means for the balance of power in the US Supreme Court...

A new set of energy efficiency rules—the biggest ever released by the United States government—was rolled out today. The energy-saving measures target commercial air conditioners and furnaces, which are responsible for...

A new set of energy efficiency rules—the biggest ever released by the United States government—was rolled out today. The energy-saving measures target commercial air conditioners and furnaces, which are responsible for...

World leaders are calling the Paris climate agreement a “turning point” in the fight against the effects of climate change. The deal, which is the result of years of meetings and negotiations between leaders from nearly...

World governments weren’t the only ones making a statement at the COP21 talks in Paris this week. Adidas and Parley for the Oceans were there too — and they used the opportunity to unveil a new, eco-friendly sneaker design!...

Did you see the “photo” on Page One of The New York Times earlier this week? (INSERT PHOTO FROM P1 of Wednesday NYT -- see screenshot below). Even if you did see it, you may not have. That’s because the image is so...

French Foreign affairs minister and acting COP21 president Laurent Fabius announced that the final draft of the long-awaited international climate deal will be delivered at 9AM local time on Saturday, one day after the original...

For the past 10 days, world leaders have been meeting outside Paris to discuss the fate of the environment as we know it. The participating nations came to the table with preconceived strategies for regulating carbon emissions...

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be hearing a lot about the discussions in Paris among world leaders regarding a global climate strategy. The talks will be full of scrutiny surrounding carbon emissions, fossil fuel usage,...

At the COP 21 conference in Paris this week, US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded that any climate agreement include a legally binding "transparency system" to keep world governments accountable and show that the participating...