Stories: U.S. Climate Action

Over the past several months, extreme weather and climate events in the form of heat waves, droughts, fires, and flooding have seemed to bec

Yesterday, President Obama signed an Executive Order establi

This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are working to finalize rules for light-duty vehicles that could significantly reduce U.S.

This post was co-authored by Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.

This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the link between climate change and extreme events.

Heat and drought continue to blanket the United States, leaving 54 percent of the nation’s pasture and rangeland, 38 percent of its corn crop, and 30 percent of soybeans in

This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explains the link between climate change and extreme events.

This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explains the link between climate change and extreme events.

While many Americans set up camp to watch fireworks on July 4th, those in the Western U.S. were not as lucky.