Saying that 'humanity has opened the gates of hell,' UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to subsidies for fossil fuels worldwide and a phaseout of all coal-fired generation in well-off countries by 2030.

Faced with similar threats from climate change, California and Australia have agreed to battle the climate crisis together.

Climate change is already causing billions of dollars in economic costs and infrastructure damage, including the power grid, the Senate Budget Committee heard.

New York faces a long list of challenges, including climate change and uncertainty in energy prices, according to Moody’s Analytics.

Governors of California, Arizona and Nevada have agreed to a three-year water conservation plan aimed at protecting the drought-stricken Colorado River system.

Massachusetts legislators and climate advocates called for a billion-dollar fine on the country’s largest carbon-polluting companies.

A bill to make climate change part of local governments’ land-use planning in Washington has wide support but real estate groups said they are opposed.

After three weeks of torrential rains from a series of atmospheric river storms, California is starting to dry out with replenished reservoirs and snowpack.

A bill to provide funding to deal with Washington’s droughts received strong support in a legislative hearing.

World leaders at COP27 said fossil fuel companies should be required to put some of their billions in profits into the fight against climate change.