The Trump administration has killed a study on the health effects of mountaintop coal mining in West Virginia. ...

At a Glance Mountaintop removal mining is believed to result in increased mortality, cancer and birth defects.Some 500 mountains in four states in Appalachia have been mined. The Trump administration has halted a scientific study looking at the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining. According to a , the Interior Department announced the shut down of the study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which was started in 2016 under former President Barack Obama. The statement...

The Trump administration decides to scrap a federal advisory panel on climate change. We hear from one of its former members. ...

At a Glance President Donald Trump signed a new executive order to "streamline the current process" for federal infrastructure projects just days before Harvey struck.Opponents fear the decision could lead torubber-stamping permits without adequate scrutiny.The Obama-era rule was designed to protect roads and buildings from climate change flooding. Just a week before Harvey slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane triggering unprecedented flooding in Houston, President Donald Trumprevoked an Obama-era executive orderthat required strict building standards for...

At a Glance Some 2.4 million people and 1.3 million homes are within 4 feet of the local high-tide line. Miami could face losses of up to $80 billion from a 100-year (Category 5) hurricane strike. With climate changing, sea levels rising and the constant threat for tropical cyclones, densely populated South Florida is becoming increasingly vulnerable to storm surge flooding. According to the Miami Herald, some 2.4 million people and 1.3 million homes . Sea level rise is projected...

Pope Francis talks to journalists during a press conference he held on board the flight to Rome, at the end of a five-day visit to Colombia, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, pool) At a Glance Pope Francis said the world will "go down" if nothing is done to curb climate change. The pope indicated that world leaders should be held morally responsible if they do not cooperate with other countries to reduce global warming."These are not opinions pulled...

In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, are cuts to FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program still on the table? ...

At a Glance There is broad consensus among scientists that climate change is real and responsible for numerous severe weather events and their deadly impacts.On the other hand, it's difficult for scientists to pinpoint the role of climate change on a single extreme weather event. It has been a summer wrought with unimaginable loss as hurricanes devastated the lives of millions in the Caribbeanand the U.S.,fires destroyed homes and scorched hundreds of thousands of acresin the West, and killer heat...

At a Glance Residents of Tipton, Indiana, were in for a bizarre sight when the Cicero Creek suddenly ran white.An accidental milk spill from the nearby Park 100 Foods plant was found to be the cause.Officials deemed the spill harmless and began cleanup to remove the milk from the water. Central Indiana residents were gifted the perfect opportunity for some dairy puns Tuesday, when an accidental milk spill turned the Cicero Creek a pasty white. The spill,from the nearby Park...

Nicaragua, where more than half of its energy comes from renewable sources, will sign the Paris Accord, President Daniel Ortega said this week. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) At a Glance Nicaragua is joining 189 other countries in signing the landmark Paris Climate Accord.The developing nation initially refused to sign because it felt the agreement didn't go far enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions.The U.S. pulled out of the accord in June. Nicaragua is poised to sign the Paris Climate Accord, leaving...

Scientists in Australia are studying a new way to save the Great Barrier Reef: Breeding a type of snail that likes to eat starfish that in turn eat coral and are harming the reef. ...

Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Regional Integration of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, addresses the general debate of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. (UN Photo/Cia Pak) At a Glance Caribbean leaders told the UN General Assembly on Friday that the recent extreme weather has been caused by a warming world.While it's likely that claim is true, climate scientists say they must first study each storm individually before those...

Large rift near the Pine Island Glacier tongue, West Antarctica, as seen during an IceBridge flight on Nov. 4, 2016. (NASA/Nathan Kurtz) At a Glance This wasn't the first time this happened. In 2015, a nearly 225-square-mile iceberg broke off from the glacier,one of the largest in West Antarctica.Pine Island loses an estimated 45 billion tons of ice each year to the ocean, which amountsto 1 millimeter of global sea level rise every eight years. A massive chunk of ice...