Graph showing the impact of climate change on national health services and emergency medical services by a) country income (high income, upper middle income, low middle income, and low income), b) ...

“A significant feature of American government during the last fifteen years is the expansion of governmental activity on the basis of emergency.” That is the opening line in a 1949 academic paper on ...

President Joe Biden incorrectly claimed in an interview with The Weather Channel that he has already declared a national emergency on the climate crisis. “I’ve already done that,” Biden said when ...

Twenty-five months ago, the devastating Hawaii firestorm on Maui tore through Lahaina. Shortly thereafter, U.S. President Joe Biden remarked that he had already “practically” declared a climate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden defended his climate record against criticisms from activists and said the United States is “moving” in the ...

This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. President Joe Biden was unequivocal when asked, during an interview with the ...