Trump nominates acting EPA head, an ex-coal lobbyist, to run agency
Widely anticipated nomination provides Trump with another avid supporter of his deregulatory and pro-fossil fuels agenda
California split over carbon trading plan for tropical forests
U.S. state is due to decide in April whether to adopt an emissions scheme that indigenous leaders say will harm their communities
China's Three Gorges rules out new domestic hydro projects
The government has slowed down dam approvals amid concerns about their devastating impact on communities and ecosystems
California to spend millions more on disaster response
"We are stepping up our game ... The last two years have been devastating. We've lost 167 lives in fires and floods," says new governor
Bangkok fights floods with thirsty landscaping
"We need to be thinking about everything we build in the context of mitigating climate-change impact," says urban architect
The new finance solutions building the resilience of African farmers and herders
Projects in Kenya test bold ways to finance farmers whose livelihoods are threatened by climate change
U.S. carbon emissions spike in 2018 on industry, fuel demand
The increase could make it harder for the U.S. to meet its emissions reductions targets under the Paris Agreement
U.S. climate hawk-in-chief? Washington governor eyes presidential run
"It requires a concerted national will and the political capital of the President of the United States to put their shoulder to this wheel" on climate change, says Jay Inslee
Forest fire insurance costs soar
The deadly fire that ravaged northern California was the single most expensive natural disaster in 2018, says Munich Re
Indonesia to double disaster relief budget in 2019 after year of tragedies
Southeast Asian country suffered its deadliest year in over a decade in 2018, when over 3,000 people died in tsunamis and earthquakes