By Ross Kerber and Chris Prentice BOSTON/NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it will not charge top asset managers over their actions with a climate group ahead of ExxonMobil's 2021 shareholder meeting.

Survivors of the 2021 Marshall Fire traveled to witness oral arguments as the Supreme Court considers whether cities can sue oil companies over climate change

Duration and frequency data are based on an analysis of 50 metropolitan areas in the United States. Years included in the 2020s are 2020 and 2021. Data are from the Environmental Protection Agency. An understanding of the broad range of health effects of ...

Global food prices have seen huge fluctuations in recent years, soaring to record highs in 2022 before dropping in 2023 and rising again slowly this year. Extreme weather events, geopolitical conflict, high input costs and increased demand all contributed ...

A decade ago, scientists would say they were pretty sure a specific hurricane, heatwave, flood, drought or raging wildfire was more severe due to climate change, but they could rarely pinpoint its exact contribution. Now, thanks to a convergence of human ...

Climate change is here and having a major impact on health, 1 with growing implications for cancer. 2-4 Climate-related events can increase exposure to carcinogens and disrupt cancer care (eg, prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment) and should be seen as a critical determinant of cancer risk and outcomes. 2-4

Climate change is a global emergency that touches every human on this planet. But its effects hit some people harder than others. People in low- and middle-income countries, coastal areas, river valleys, low-lying areas and island states, are on the ...

Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posing a quiet but growing threat. By Coral Davenport Coral Davenport has reported on climate change policy and the impacts of climate change on the economy for 18 years.