Wyoming's climate-friendly green energy plan
Wyoming is the nation's top coal mining state, but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon is a leading voice on climate-friendly energy projects. Amid pushback, Gordon has set a net-negative emissions goal.
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East Coast braces for heat dome
The world recorded its hottest month on record in May, and now, meteorologists say a heat dome currently centered over Mexico and the Southwest will shift this weekend, repositioning over the East by next week. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson explains what a heat dome is, and how long this one is expected to last.
How drug pollution is threatening animals
A new study from 17 international scientists found that active pharmaceutical ingredients -- the part of medications that help make them effective -- are having increasingly negative impacts on animals and ecosystems across the world. The authors are calling on drug makers to design more sustainable products with environmental impacts in mind. Karen Kidd, one of the study's authors, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.
Sweating test dummy used to determine how heat impacts human body
As record-breaking heat hits the Southwest, Arizona is using new technology to see how dangerous conditions impact the human body.
How extreme heat can damage the human body
How hot is too hot? New research suggests the human body may be more vulnerable to heat than previously thought. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Far-right parties make gains in EU elections
The European Parliament is the EU's only governing body directly chosen by voters. This past weekend, those voters pulled that body more to the right than ever. Sarah Wheaton, chief policy correspondent for Politico Europe, joins CBS News to look at the gains made by far-right groups across the EU and discuss what it means for the 27-nation bloc.
East Coast braces for invasive flying spiders
The cicadas have already taken over parts of the U.S., and they may soon have some eight-legged company. Giant flying "Joro" spiders are expected to swing into the East Coast later this summer. David Coyle, assistant professor of forest health and invasive species at Clemson University, joins CBS News to explain what to know about the arachnids.
Las Vegas sets new heat record
A massive heat dome is currently sulking over California, Texas, and parts of the Southwest. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more details from Las Vegas, which broke a daily record at 111 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday.
New efforts to clean up ocean waste help wildlife — and fight microplastics
Removing the plastic now helps to stop it from degrading and shedding additional microplastics into the ocean, which can enter the food chain and eventually end up in the human body.
How climate change is displacing millions
Devastating flooding in Brazil has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes for good. Scientists say human-caused climate change will make extreme flooding more likely, and that there will be more climate refugees in the future. Lauren Risi, director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, joins CBS News to discuss.
How Phoenix is preparing for record heat
European scientists say May was the 12th consecutive month the world saw record-high temperatures. According to the ICF Climate Center, many U.S. cities in the South and Midwest are expected to see more days with higher temperatures if current emissions rates continue. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga explains how Phoenix, Arizona, is preparing.
New York City congestion pricing paused
Congestion pricing won't go into effect in New York City at the end of June after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the first-of-its-kind initiative is indefinitely postponed. Under the plan, most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan at or below 60th Street during peak hours. CBS News New York reporter Lisa Rozner has more.
Why California's Corral Fire has officials worried
Dramatic images out of California show a wildfire devouring hillsides about an hour east of San Francisco. The Corral Fire has burned over 14,000 acres, making it the state's largest so far this year. Ben Tracy is on the scene to report on why fire officials are so concerned.
Study: Pollution poses global health threat
A new report says pollution is a greater global health threat than war, terrorism, addiction or disease. According to data from a coalition of researchers, pollution was responsible for 8.8 million premature deaths between 2015 and 2022. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins to unpack the findings.
What Sheinbaum win means for Mexico relations
A woman has been elected president for the first time in Mexico's 200-year history. Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, is the projected winner after Sunday's election. Ryan Berg, director of the Americas program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss how Sheinbaum's win could impact U.S.-Mexico relations.
How new Mexican president plans to curb crime
Mexico has elected its first woman president. Claudia Sheinbaum has promised to continue her predecessor's social welfare programs, including a universal pension for the elderly. Maya Averbuch, economy and government reporter in Bloomberg News' Mexico bureau, joins CBS News to discuss Sheinbaum's plans for the country.
Study: Climate change killing summer oysters
A recent study from the University of Washington suggests that rising summer temperatures threaten triploid oysters, specifically bred in the 1970s to be more resilient to harsher environments. Despite that, researchers found that triploids die nearly 2.5 times faster than other oysters when under heat stress. Neil Thompson, geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.
Tom Steyer on how to beat climate change
Can the climate crisis be won as temperatures soar, oceans rise and air quality deteriorates? Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer thinks it can. The climate investor joins "America Decides" to discuss his new book "Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War."
Papua New Guinea landslide killed more than 670 people, UN estimates
The International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670.
Why the U.S. is seeing more tornado activity
A small town in Iowa is dealing with the aftermath of a devastating bout of tornadoes. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson explains why these severe storms increasingly hit the U.S. at higher strengths.
Starving pelicans struggling to survive
A mystery along the California coast: one of America's most beloved seabirds — the pelican — is struggling to survive and nobody seems to know why. In Monday's "Climate Watch," Carter Evans takes a look at the problem and the people trying to help.
Wolf or coyote? Wildlife mystery in Nevada solved with DNA testing
Nevada wildlife officials launched a huge investigation after spotting three animals believed to be wolves, which do not normally live in the state.
U.S. honey bee population reaches record high
In 2006, bees across the U.S. started dying rapidly. Now, the U.S. honey bee population is at an all-time high, according to the Census of Agriculture. Clay Bolt, manager of pollinator conservation for the World Wildlife Fund U.S., joins CBS News to explain what happened.
Sightings of invasive, toxic hammerhead flatworm increasing in Ontario
It's invasive, harmful and can regenerate from a tiny piece of its body — it's the hammerhead land planarian, and its been increasingly sighted in Ontario.
Nature: Big horn sheep in Nevada
We leave you this Sunday morning with big horn sheep and lambs at Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
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Senate holds rare Saturday session aimed at ending shutdown
The government shutdown is now on Day 39 as senators return to Capitol Hill for a rare Saturday session. Follow live updates here.
Supreme Court allows Trump admin. to temporarily pause full SNAP payments
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
UPS and FedEx ground MD-11 planes after deadly Kentucky crash
UPS and FedEx are grounding their MD-11 fleets "out of an abundance of caution" after a deadly crash at a UPS hub in Kentucky.
Travelers face mounting delays as flights canceled nationwide due to shutdown
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights ahead of this weekend as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown.
Judge permanently blocks Trump admin. from deploying National Guard to Portland
In late September, President Trump announced he would be deploying federal troops to Portland in response to downtown protests over the administration's immigration crackdown.
Spanish police arrest 13 suspected members of Tren de Aragua gang
The arrests were made in five cities in the first operation in Spain to dismantle the Venezuelan prison gang.
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia announces baby daughter's death
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia took a leave of absence from the team a day before the World Series.
Heritage Foundation backlash erupts over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson
The leader of the influential conservative think tank is facing calls to resign and several staff members have left in protest.
Trump admin. asks judge to allow U.S. to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers argued an interview conducted by a U.S. asylum officer last month did not amount to sufficient due process.