President Biden’s own pledge, nearly doubling the U.S. target for cutting emissions from coal and petroleum this decade, depends on his keeping political support from voters and securing more than $2 trillion for a nationwide infrastructure overhaul.
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U.S. will cut emissions by as much as 52% by 2030, Biden pledges at world summit
World leaders put aside their other differences and promise international cooperation to cut coal- and petroleum-burning emissions.
On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups
Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Our View: The food we throw away is hurting the planet
More than a third of all food produced is thrown away, and it produces greenhouse gases at an alarming rate.
Those who still deny a warming planet grasp for increasingly far-fetched explanations
Instead of focusing on denialism, climate misinformation is getting local, focused on extreme weather events tied to a changing climate.
Biden is convening a global virtual summit as U.S. returns to climate fight
The U.S. is looking to such allies as Japan and Canada to announce their own intensified climate efforts, hoping that will spur China and others to slow building of coal-fired power plants and otherwise chill their smokestacks.
Winners of $20 million contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
Elon Musk has also pledged $100 million for researchers who can show how to take huge volumes of carbon dioxide straight from the atmosphere and store it permanently.
Interior secretary revokes Trump-era orders promoting fossil fuels
Deb Haaland also issued a separate directive Friday that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions.
Business leaders urge Biden to set ambitious climate goal
The coalition of energy, tech and consumer giants want U.S. greenhouse gas emissions cut by at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
Las Vegas pushes to become first city to ban ornamental grass
Las Vegas-area water officials have spent two decades trying to get people to replace thirsty greenery with desert plants.