CLIMATE CHANGE

Republican presidential candidates, perhaps predictably, slammed President Barack Obama's Keystone XL decision while Democrats, perhaps predictably, praised it.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced Friday that the move was a precaution "because of the terrorist threat or risk of public disorder."

The new information will likely complicate a U.N. conference focusing on climate change scheduled for the end of this month.

A new study conducted by NASA shows the accumulation of snow in parts of Antarctica may offset melting.

It will take two or three more decades before ice losses in one part of Antarctica offset gains elsewhere.

Rapidly rising water proved more deadly than tornadoes during a rash of severe storms in Texas.

After the oil giant stops contributing to her family's foundation, the Democrat slams the company's climate record.

With the slump in global oil prices, Chevron announced Friday it plans to cut thousands of jobs.

NASA said that the hole -- formed as a result of depletion of the crucial, radiation-shielding ozone layer -- covered an area larger than the continent of North America.

“It might be used today if you sharpened the edge,” a county conservator told CNN.

Diamond dust was proposed as an alternative to sulfates to scatter sunlight.

Australia, the world's largest coal exporter, said it will not stop development of coal mines despite a call by prominent citizens to curb the country's role in global warming.

Extreme heat waves more intense than anything ever on Earth will hit Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and coastal cities in Iran starting in 2070 if climate trends continue.

Companies like Exxon Mobil have begun acknowledging the risks of climate change. But a new report shows future demand estimates might miss the mark.

September was the second-hottest on record, and the fifth straight month to be a record-setter. In addition, nine states shattered temperature records last month.

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister-designate, has far different environmental policy ideas than Stephen Harper, which could mean trouble for the pipeline plan.

"This blue planet is our only home and Tibet is its roof," the exiled Buddhist leader said Tuesday, urging leaders to frame a "meaningful” climate change agreement.

The Oslo city council plans to reduce auto traffic throughout the city by 20 percent by 2019 and 30 percent by 2030. 

Donald Trump prefers global warming to cold streaks in October.

This is the third acquisition in a little over a year at Infosys, where CEO Vishal Sikka is trying to refashion the Bangalore company into a provider of high-end business consulting.

President Barack Obama will meet Monday with 10 executives as part of a White House strategy to enlist the private sector in developing technologies to address climate change.