The U.S. has committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s aviation sector by 2050 in its fight against climate change.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Los Angeles joins movement to ban new natural gas hookups to fight climate change
Climate change experts say the shift away from natural gas as a home fuel source is a necessary part of the nation’s energy transformation.
Kids 5-11 can start receiving 3rd doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as CDC committee, director OK boosters
Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendation Thursday. The booster dose is now available to children 5 months after their second dose.
It’s happening again: COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. There are 3 main reasons why.
COVID-19 infections are up, driven by new variants, waning immunity from vaccines and past infections and fewer people masking, health officials say.
Abortion by pill figures to rise if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Abortion by pill is used to terminate at least 54% of pregnancies in the U.S., a number expected to rise even higher if Roe v Wade is overturned.
Pregnancy-related deaths could rise 20% or more in states that outlaw abortion, experts say
If Roe v. Wade falls and abortion is outlawed in some states, pregnancy-related deaths could rise 20% or more, according to some calculations.
Punishing heat wave in India reaches 115 degrees, part of a ‘hotter and more dangerous world’
A month-long heatwave across Asia is pushing temperatures in India as high as 115 degrees. Such heatwaves will be more common, experts say.
Could eating bug powder and fungus meat help fight climate change? Yes, but there are easier ways.
“Novel or future foods,” including vat-grown meat and culture-grown milk, could play a key role in reducing climate impact, according to a new study.
The world is ‘perilously close’ to tipping points of irreversible climate change. These are 5 that keep scientists up at night.
The world’s scientists say the climate change crisis is upon us. Unless we act now, crucial planetary systems are on the cusp of irreversible damage.
‘A year after year disaster:’ The American West could face a ‘brutal’ century under climate change
Models show the American West faces more fires, floods and air pollution this century if meaningful climate action isn’t taken soon.