Tag: Climate Change

Feds outline 'necessary steps' for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet

LAS VEGAS -- Federal water officials made public on Wednesday what they called “necessary steps” for seven states and multiple tribes that use...

Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday returned to the puzzle of finding...

Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence

BELEM, Brazil -- For the last few years, climate scientists, environmentalists and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have been talking up...

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial...

What to know about Chris Wright, Trump's choice to run the Energy Department

WASHINGTON -- Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including...

More logging is proposed to help curb wildfires in the US Pacific Northwest

U.S. officials would allow increased logging on federal lands across the Pacific Northwest in the name of fighting wildfires and boosting rural economies...