Trump threatens to withhold emergency aid from fire-hit California

US President Donald Trump threatened once again Sunday to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor ...

New California fire grows as crews make headway on other blazes

A new wildfire in California grew to nearly 9,000 acres (3,700 hectares) on Friday, sending thousands of people fleeing and further ...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines environmental award

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed ...

I don’t share excitement about Greta Thunberg’s U.N. speech: Putin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he ...

‘Millions’ protest in youth-led global climate strike

Masses of children skipped school Friday to join a global strike against climate change that teen activist Greta Thunberg said was ...

Amazon unveils climate plan, aims to advance Paris goals

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos pledged Thursday the US technology and retail giant would become carbon neutral by 2040 and encourage other ...

CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos

The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after ...

G7 offers $20 million emergency aid to fight Amazon forest fires

BIARRITZ, France/SAO PAULO : Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday offered $20 million of emergency aid to help ...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro authorizes army to help fight Amazon fires

President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized the deployment of Brazil’s armed forces to help combat fires raging in the Amazon ...