Law & Courts 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
Environment 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
Environment 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
World 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
Environment 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
Environment 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
Environment In Australia, Stubborn Fires Shroud Cities In Smoke, Char Terrain And Menace Koalas The blazes in one state alone have consumed an area about eight times the size of Los Angeles, and other fires have erupted across Australia. Amid drought and dry months to come, it could get worse. Colin Dwyer Julie McCarthy
Environment 'Maybe It Will Destroy Everything': Pakistan's Melting Glaciers Cause Alarm Pollution and global warming are causing glaciers to melt and form unstable lakes in the north of the country. NPR visits a valley where farms were destroyed by glacial floods. Diaa Hadid Abdul Sattar
Environment Sorry, climate: Washington state's carbon emissions stay stubbornly high Washington state’s carbon emissions remain stubbornly high, despite the efforts of Gov. Jay Inslee and others to rein in the climate-wrecking pollution, according to the latest numbers from the Washington Department of Ecology. John Ryan
Environment Greta Thunberg Sets Sail For Home — And The U.N. Climate Conference When the next round of climate talks was suddenly moved to Europe, the young activist needed to hitch a ride back across the Atlantic. And she had a message for the U.S. as she waved farewell. Laurel Wamsley
