By Christi Parsons, Julie Makinen and Michael A. Memoli
Tribune Washington Bureau
BEIJING _ A landmark agreement on climate change between the U.S. and China, the world's top two polluting nations,...
By W.J. Hennigan, Neela Banerjee
Los Angeles Times
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AREQUIPA, Peru — At a meeting that brings together many of the world’s foremost military leaders, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected...
By Neela Banerjee
Tribune Washington Bureau
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WASHINGTON — Fewer than half of American states are working to protect themselves from climate change, despite more detailed warnings from scientists...
By Julia Rosen
Los Angeles Times
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In the blue half-light of the Antarctic autumn, a thin film spreads across the continent’s coastal waters. It’s an embryonic form of sea ice: a mush of microscopic...
By Sandy Bauers
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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PHILADELPHIA — About 15 years ago, Villanova University biology professor Robert Curry was looking for a project that would allow his students...
By Louis Sahagun
Los Angeles Times
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A new study broadens a notion held by the earliest criminologists: Periods of higher temperatures — on an hour-by-hour or week-to-week basis — are...
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By John H. Cushman Jr.
InsideClimate News
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In contrast to regions such as the upper Midwest, the U.S. Northeast’s fuel supply has been nearly free of tar sands crude....
By Kathleen Hennessey
Tribune Washington Bureau
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will set up 10 centers around the country to help farmers and ranchers adjust to the increasing frequency...
