Young climate protesters push Washington senators to sign onto Green New Deal On a chilly Monday morning, two dozen student protestors marched to the offices of Senator’s Murray and Cantwell in downtown Seattle. Esmy Jimenez
U.N. Climate Summit Goes To Extra Time, But Ends With Major Questions Unresolved The talks showed deep divisions, as small countries highly vulnerable to rising seas and powerful storms were at odds with wealthy, high-emitting countries like the United States. Laurel Wamsley
Rice has higher arsenic levels because of climate change, Seattle researchers find The list of foods affected by climate change is growing. A new University of Washington study has found that rising temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice. Ruby de Luna
Air agency approves Tacoma gas plant. Foes vow to fight on Claims by the energy utility and its regulator that the plant would help the global climate are false. John Ryan
Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Fraud Case New York's Attorney General argued that the oil giant misled shareholders about the financial risks from climate change. Laurel Wamsley
As Climate Talks Begin, U.N. Chief Warns Against 'Fiddling' While The Planet Burns House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said despite Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, the U.S. is committed: "We're still in it." The sailing yacht with Greta Thunberg aboard will arrive soon. Laurel Wamsley
As Climate Warnings Grow Dire, Energy Companies Face A 'New Frontier Of Threats' Natural disasters, protests and stark scientific reports are heightening concern over climate change. And companies are under pressure from banks and investors to green their corporate images. Avery Ellfeldt
With Waters Rising And Its Population Falling, What Is Venice's Future? Rising sea levels are not the only threat to Venice. As residents continue to leave, the city risks becoming an empty shell sinking under mass tourism. Some 30 million visitors arrive every year. Sylvia Poggioli
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Still Rising, U.N. Report Says A United Nations report warns that greenhouse gas emissions from the world's largest economies must drop dramatically in the next decade to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Rebecca Hersher
Activists Disrupt Harvard-Yale Rivalry Game To Protest Climate Change The game was delayed for about an hour Saturday when students stormed the field after half-time calling on the universities to divest their multi-million dollar endowments from fossil fuels companies. Sam Gringlas
