Some of President Trump's critics allege that his decision to pull the U.S. out of UN climate agencies' work is illegal — but legal experts aren't as certain. Why it matters: Trump's withdrawal of the ...

After the Trump administration announced late Wednesday that it would withdraw from the foundational agreement underpinning the international effort to slow the climate crisis, global leaders and ...

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Monday defended his call to refocus the climate debate on prioritizing human welfare. “I’m glad people are listening,” Gates said at the event, noting it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe writes that dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research is like “taking a ...

In global climate policy, the ocean was long treated as an afterthought, too vast to manage effectively and too resilient to ...

Students, teachers and politicians gather for fourth annual climate change debate event.