October’s ‘potpourri’ of weather conditions this year in NJ
Weather stations across the state this month recorded both record-breaking warm temperatures as well as ice and snow.
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Poll: Americans favor slightly higher bills to fight warming
Most Americans are willing to pay a little more each month to fight global warming — but only a tiny bit, according to a new poll.
Climate change may be increasing NJ allergy problems, Rutgers expert says
Expert says climate change may be increasing allergy problems
Obama says climate change already damaging national parks
President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite's meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday.
Another study says warming may be worse than experts think
Most computer simulations of climate change are underestimating by at least one degree how warm the world will get this century, a new study suggests.
McConnell: Obama climate plan hinges on next president
A Supreme Court ruling that delays a key element of President Barack Obama's strategy to fight climate change will likely push a final decision on the issue to the next president, the Senate's Republican leader said Monday as he urged the nation's 50 governors to continue a "wait-and-see" approach on Obama's plan.
Obama vows to press ahead on Clean Power Plan after setback
The administration of President Barack Obama is vowing to press ahead with efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions after a divided Supreme Court put his signature plan to address climate change on hold until after legal challenges are resolved.
World nations approve pact to fight climate change
A landmark climate accord was approved on Saturday requiring that more than 190 countries lower their greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement is seen as an important step in the global effort to stave off the harmful effects of climate change...
Pope’s climate-change stand deepens conservatives’ distrust
NEW YORK (AP) -- Conservative distrust of Pope Francis, which has been building in the U.S. throughout his pontificate, is reaching a boiling point over his plan to urge action on climate change - and to do so through a document traditionally used for the most important papal teachings.
UN panel adopts landmark climate report
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- The United Nations' expert panel on climate science on Saturday finished a report on global warming that the UN's environment agency said offers "conclusive evidence" that humans are altering the Earth's climate system.