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The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners

America’s climate summit propelled the world forward on a path toward limiting the worst of global warming

Right now, there is a fierce competition for any home that is on the market. But what if the property you’re investing a ton of money in was previously damaged by flooding, and the seller didn’t tell you? As the country celebrates Earth Day, the topic of flood disclosure is gaining increased attention as rising sea levels and severe...

In Massachusetts, sellers are allowed to keep some information quiet, requiring prospective buyers to ask the right question.

Summers in the Northern Hemisphere could last nearly six months by the year 2100 if global warming continues unchecked, according to a recent study that examined how climate change is affecting the pattern and duration of Earth’s seasons. The study, published last month in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, found that climate change is making summers hotter and longer while...

President Joe Biden’s climate adviser said the deadly winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas and other states is a “wake-up call” for the United States to build energy systems and other infrastructure that are more reliable and resilient in the face of extreme-weather events linked to climate change

The extreme winter weather that left residents of Texas and other Southern states shivering through an unseasonal cold spell is testing President Joe Biden’s disaster management skills

When it comes to the impacts of climate change here in New England, there is a lot we can see. The visuals often give us long lasting memories — coastal flooding, intense coastal storms, flash-but-high-intensity droughts. If you look at the numbers, there are very concerning trends. Let’s look at 2020. It was the warmest year on record in Providence,…

If you’re a resident of Boston, your electric bill will be going down in the new year as the city works to make sure its power grid is greener with renewable energy.

Five years after the historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase efforts to fight global warming

If we stop burning fossil fuels cold turkey, the planet’s temperature crisis may stabilize within a few years, says climatologist and geophysicist Michael E. Mann. He joins LX News to give a reality check about our dangerous climate crisis and explain what humans can still do to prevent a catastrophe.

A new study finds that hurricanes are staying stronger longer after striking land than they did decades ago, and that means more destruction inland

In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it in 2018

An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., discussed how their respective administrations would combat climate change. Pence was specifically asked if he believed climate change was real, and Harris was asked if she supported the Green New Deal.

In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view

A new satellite study finds that Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in a record melt last year

The U.N. weather agency says the world could see average global temperatures rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years

A Siberian town with the world’s widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heat wave that is contributing to severe forest fires.

This year is on track to be one of the warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which also announced Thursday that last month had tied the previous record for the warmest May in recorded history.