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The state is often a step ahead of the status quo when it comes to environmental policy, and climate change is no exception. New legislation includes a plan to cut gasoline use in vehicles by half.

After seven years of study, the Obama administration has rejected plans for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move comes on the eve of an international climate summit.

The Biden administration is hoping Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro will commit to climate standards for the Amazon. Activists warn of the folly of a deal with Bolsonaro, who's long dismissed climate concerns.

Sea levels are rising even faster on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. And advances in climate science mean we can see the future clearly for the first time.

Oil giant Shell is coming under criticism for its announcement that it will grow its petroleum business, even though it's under a court order to cut emissions because of climate change concerns.

Six young Portuguese, alarmed at how the warming climate is affecting their future, are suing 33 European countries to compel them to significantly reduce carbon emissions.

As part of a major climate bill passed last week, an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, the state will launch a pilot program in 10 communities that prevents any gas hookups or oil or propane tanks from being included in new buildings or major renovation projects.

Researchers say New England and the Midwest are particularly at risk.

Brazil's president-elect says the country is back in the environmental protection game. He made the announcement at this year's U.N. climate conference which he hopes will come to the Amazon in 2025.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, about the extreme heat hitting parts of the U.S.