As sea levels rise, more than 12 million people living in the country's coastal communities face an existential choice: Fortify, accommodate or relocate.
Thanks to a group of dedicated citizen lobbyists using the power of polite persistence, there’s a small but growing bipartisan movement in Congress to tackle climate change.
Climate change will bring longer, hotter heat waves to Pennsylvania. Some are worried how those living without air conditioning will survive. With President Trump pulling out of the global climate agreement, there’s a new push to get cities and states to pick up the slack. And they might also have to pick up the tab.
President Trump fulfilled one of his biggest campaign promises in taking the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord. But could his decision lead to more climate action, not less?
Two weeks of international climate talks ended in Germany with no word on whether the Trump administration plans to reject or revise U.S. commitments to the Paris climate treaty.
Somewhere between 97 and 99 percent of scientists believe that climate change is real, caused by us, and a problem. But at a recent hearing held by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, only 25% of the witnesses reflected that position. This guy:
New research shows that in order for some early birds to catch the worm they have to breed sooner. The new behavior is an example of how birds in western Pennsylvania are adapting to climate change according to a new study from Powdermill Nature Reserve.
Scientists and others will take to the streets this Saturday for the March on Science in Pittsburgh. An atmospheric chemist shares his reason for speaking out.