Emma Newburger

Biden's new Office of Environmental Justice in the White House will coordinate all environmental justice efforts across the federal government.

Forecasters predict the climate pattern will likely develop later this year, and could exacerbate global warming while breaking temperature records around the world

The wildfires have burned about 478,000 hectares, or 1,800 square miles, across Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan as of Monday.

More than 20 rivers have burst their banks across the northern Italian region, causing more than 280 landslides, according to the Civil Protection department.

The Biden administration will compensate states for 2.3 million acre-feet of savings using funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.

The deal would also streamline the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a landmark environmental regulation, to limit its requirements on some projects.

The sky over New York City had an orange glow on Tuesday morning and the sun was largely obscured by a smoky haze.

New York City's air quality rating briefly ranked the worst of any city in the world on Tuesday, according to the IQAir World Air Quality Index.

Scientists estimate the area burned during an average summer could rise as much as 50% by 2050 as hotter and drier conditions intensify California wildfires.

Speakers for the groups applauded the Biden administration's climate change agenda, including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.