CLIMATE CHANGE

Twenty-three NGOs called for urgent aid to drought-ravaged Somalia, where residents are struck by the devastating effects of the current El Niño.

President Obama’s new plan to expand offshore drilling is a reminder of why watchdogs worry when companies support research that drives U.S. policy.

Earth Day is a time to reflect on the beauty of Mother Nature and learn ways (and teach others) to keep her healthy.

In honor of Earth Day, here are some fun and educational ways you can spend the day honoring Mother Nature.

More than half the U.S. population lives in areas with potentially dangerous air pollution levels.

As rescue and recovery efforts continued Monday, here are some ways to help.

The setting, Brooklyn, seemed to favor Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in a debate that highlighted the candidates’ real differences in policy and appeal.

The Democrat said Thursday that she backed fracking to reduce coal — but as secretary of state she touted coal development.

The weather phenomenon has sent welcome rain to California, but it won’t be enough to end the drought.

More than 350 natural and human-caused events took a major economic toll in 2015, reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported.

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping said Thursday that their countries would join a global agreement to reduce emissions.

A new study has cast doubts over claims that a drop in China’s coal consumption in recent years may have led to a decline in carbon emissions.

Gallup reports that 69 percent of Americans believe news of record-high temperatures, but Republicans doubt human activity is responsible.

The last time the rate of carbon emissions was this high, dinosaurs were still walking on the face of Earth.

This year will be the tenth edition of the global event, organized by World Wide Fund for Nature to raise awareness about climate change.

But how much future seasons in Washington, D.C. will be impacted by climate change depends on who you're talking to.

Of the 55.6 million deaths worldwide in 2012, 12.6 million were attributable to preventable environmental risk factors, the World Health Organization said in a report.

While the U.S. senator from Florida rejected the scientific consensus that humans affect climate change, the Ohio governor acknowledged mankind's contribution to it.

Nearly two dozen kids, aged 8 to 19, have accused the U.S. government and President Barack Obama of failing to do enough to prevent the harmful impact of climate change.

The $500 million deposited into the United Nations-backed fund is the first tranche of the $3 billion the U.S. pledged in 2014.

The findings of a new study suggest that the Chinese government may have “under-promised and over-delivered” on emissions reduction.