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"On the Dot" web extra: Environmental justice
Davida Herzl's company, Aclima, operates a fleet of cars outfitted with tubes and sensors that analyze the air for 14 kinds of pollution.
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"On the Dot" web extra: Mauna Loa Observatory
The Mauna Loa Observatory sits at over 11,000 feet above sea level on a volcano in Hawaii, up a narrow one-lane road through a lava field. It's there that scientists for the last 65 years have taken carbon dioxide measurements to track how much humans are altering our planet.
The Invisible Problem: How carbon warms Earth
It's one of the most powerful forces warming the Earth, leading to increasingly severe droughts, wildfires and floods. It's also invisible. So how do we see start seeing carbon? In our new series "On the Dot," CBS environmental correspondent David Schechter explores how we can see this problem more clearly.
Earth's ozone layer on track to recover within 40 years, U.N. scientists say
A global agreement in effect since 1989 has led to the phasing out out of nearly 99% of ozone-depleting chemicals.
Renewable energy usage has doubled in the last decade. Hawaii leads the way.
Renewable sources of energy will account for 24% of the nation's energy in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago.
Coastal residents on climate change: "The ocean's coming for you"
With sea levels along U.S. shores expected to rise as much as 12 inches by 2050, residents of North Carolina's Barrier Islands, Galveston, Texas, and Pacifica, Calif., are grappling with changing coastlines, engaged in a battle that Mother Nature is winning.
Climate change impacts on U.S. coastlines
A new NASA report says sea levels along U.S. coastlines are expected to rise as much as 12 inches by 2050, and by the end of the century 13 million Americans could be displaced and $1 trillion worth of property inundated. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at how residents of North Carolina's Barrier Islands, Galveston, Texas, and Pacifica, Calif., are grappling with changing coastlines, engaged in a battle that Mother Nature is winning.
U.K.'s hottest-ever year was fueled by human-caused climate change
Researchers warn that if carbon dioxide emissions aren't rapidly reduced, this record-breaking heat will soon become the norm.
How coral bleaching is causing "unnecessary" fish fights
A researcher said there was "crying in our masks" as her team watched fish battle over food that had simply died off, and may never come back.
Another atmospheric river is hitting California. What's behind all these storms?
They are an important part of the world's ocean water cycle, often contributing to water supplies — but also can bring destruction.
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Government shutdown enters second day with no signs of a deal
The 2025 government shutdown entered its second day on Thursday with no signs of an imminent resolution. Follow live updates here.
2 killed in attack outside synagogue in England; suspect dead
Police in the English city of Manchester say a vehicle and stabbing attack outside a synagogue killed at least two people and seriously wounded three others.
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Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration
A dispute over a gift given by President Trump to King Charles forced out the museum boss, sources say.
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Ex-stylist for Sean "Diddy" Combs says he feared for his life the "whole time"
Deonte' Nash, a former stylist for Sean "Diddy" Combs, shares details from his lawsuit against the music mogul in an exclusive "CBS Mornings" interview.
The facts behind the shutdown debate over health care and immigrants in U.S. illegally
One of the main lines of attack leveled by Republicans amid the government shutdown is that Democratic lawmakers want to give immigrants in the U.S. illegally free healthcare — which Democrats deny.
Jane Goodall, renowned conservationist, dies at 91
British conservationist Jane Goodall spent her life researching and educating others about chimpanzees and the natural world.
Gaza flotilla boats intercepted by Israel dozens of miles from Gaza coast
Israel says Gaza flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, are safe and being transferred to Israel after their boats were intercepted at sea.
Saturn's moon shows favorable conditions for life: "Simply phenomenal"
Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.
Two Delta planes collide on taxiway of New York's LaGuardia Airport
There were no serious injuries after two passenger jets had a collision on the taxiway of LaGuardia Airport, officials said.