A first: More U.S. electricity from renewables than coal
Cheap natural gas has long made coal a money-loser—now, cheap solar and wind energy drive new nails into coffin
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Oregon Republicans in hiding to prevent vote on climate bill
The political standoff stems from a bill to reduce carbon emissions
Wildfire smoke increases health risks for millions of Americans
Over the next three decades, more than 300 counties in the West will see more severe smoke waves from wildfires, sometimes lasting weeks longer than in years past, according to researchers
Oregon Republicans leave state Senate over climate change bill
A group of 11 Republican state senators have walked out and prevented legislative quorum
Oregon Republicans go missing and governor sends police to find them
Officers can arrest the lawmakers if they refuse to willfully return and will each be fined $500 a day if they don't return Friday morning
Water runs out for millions in one of India's biggest cities
Reservoirs dry up after poor monsoon season, leaving residents, schools and businesses to tap dirty wells and pay for bottled water
Spy satellites show glaciers losing ground to climate change
Declassified spy satellite photos lead scientists to some startling conclusions
Starving polar bear wanders into Siberian city looking for food
Hundreds of miles from where it should be hunting, emaciated bear seen poking around on industrial estate for food
Flesh-eating bacteria becoming more common on East Coast
The dangerous bacteria can infect wounds in your skin — and even the seafood you eat
Sled dogs slog through meltwater on Greenland ice sheet
"Challenging conditions" for researchers collecting instruments used to measure sea ice brought on by "very warm conditions" in the Arctic
Warming waters may be changing shark migration patterns
An 8-year-old boy was bit by a shark in the third attack this season along the North Carolina coast
Facebook and Tesla accused of hiding climate change risks
Investment group say hundreds of big companies are falling short when it comes to disclosing their environmental impact
Arctic temps reach new highs
Nearly half of Greenland's ice sheet began melting this week after an unprecedented warm spell hit the Arctic region. Temperatures climbed more than 40 degrees above average, causing an estimated 2 billion tons of ice loss. Ted Scambos, senior research scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Earth Science Observation Center, joined CBSN to discuss.
Scalise sidesteps climate change debate
"We do know that the earth's temperature changes -- it goes up and down," Scalise told "CBS This Morning" when pressed on climate change's cause
Bitcoin emits as much carbon as Las Vegas, researchers say
Computers that mine and process bitcoins use vast amounts of energy, troubling climate experts
Study: One-sixth of marine life at risk from climate change
The study argues losses could be offset by a reduction in carbon pollution
Despite Trump support, coal consumption at a 41-year low
Coal production and consumption continue to slump despite White House efforts to boost the industry
Bloomberg to put $500M into closing all coal plants by 2030
The former New York City mayor slammed politicians who promise to mitigate climate change by 2050
Corporations say climate change will cost them $1 trillion
Businesses are starting to put numbers on their exposure to climate-change disruptions — and they're very high
Civilization faces "existential risk" from climate change, report warns
New report forecasts widespread societal breakdown set off by the migration of billions of people fleeing climate extremes
Deforestation rising in the Amazon
A new study from a environmental watchdog in Brazil says deforestation has increased by 20% in the last nine months. Deforestation can increase the pace of climate change. André Guimarães, executive director of IPAM, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, joins CBSN with more on the risk.
White House's "new assault" on climate science
The White House is gearing up to complete a sweeping rollback of Obama-era policies regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Coral Davenport, who covers energy and environmental policy for The New York Times, joined CBSN to explain the consequences these new policies could have.
Thousands of puffins die as climate warms
Mass mortality events are becoming bigger and more frequent in "a changing world"
Teen climate activist meets with world leaders and "starstruck" Hollywood icon
The Swedish teen activist meet with United Nation leaders and the former Governor of California
How big is Amazon's carbon footprint? Very, very big
Amazon Prime Day highlights how multiple, nearly instantaneous deliveries lead to a rise in overall emissions
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Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection
The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab
Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.
See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.
What a shooting star looks like up close
A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.
62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say
Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach
Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.
Why ASMR is making a lot of noise
ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]
Meteorite that ripped through Georgia home's roof is older than Earth
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Butterfly populations rapidly declining in Midwest
A new study finds that butterfly populations are rapidly declining in the Midwest. Elise Zipkin, one of the authors of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But will the moon ruin views?
The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.
New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system
Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.