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El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather.

The Bush administration announces on Wednesday that the polar bear will be protected as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. It's the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impact of climate change.

The Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs said it lifted a moratorium on timber harvesting on state land back in January. But loggers said no new harvesting projects have gone out to bid since late 2022.

More than 1,000 homes were lost in the Marshall fire in Colorado last December. Now residents are wondering if they can afford to rebuild energy efficient, resilient homes.

Climate-related storms are becoming more frequent and severe. NPR and PBS FRONTLINE investigate the forces keeping communities from building back in a way that protects them from the next storm.

Between nutrient pollution, climate-fueled severe storms, and warming ocean waters, our estuaries are at risk. But restoring wild oyster habitat could help.

Pandemic-era federal funding allowed Vermont to double its budget for free weatherization for low income households, and, for the first time, help people with leaky roofs or dirt floor basements. Now, a key share of that money is about to dry up.

Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told COP26 that India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, would go net-zero by 2070. But appetite for coal, which supplies 70% of India's power, remains high.

Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.