changing climate

Dozens of college students marched to the U.S. Capitol to demand lawmakers invest in climate policy. It comes as Congress returned to session Monday. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on the students’ message.

The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The United States had its hottest summer on record this year, narrowly edging out the previous milestone that was set 85 years ago during the Dust Bowl.

Sharks and rays have seen declines in their populations since 2014 and more and more are now threatened with extinction.

More severe weather patterns, rising tides and changing landscapes due to factors like fossil fuel emissions point to a coming reckoning. News4’s Derrick Ward reports that locally, the signs are as close as some of our national treasures.

Some of the most pristine and local historic wetlands are under threat. But the threat isn’t from development or pollution. News4’s Mark Segraves shows how teams of volunteers are fighting the reeds that threaten Calvert Cliffs and other parks across the country.

The chances that storms in the Atlantic rapidly become more powerful are five times what they were in the 1980s. Hurricanes are also slowing, leading to increases in floods and rainfall, News4’s Amelia Draper reports.

An Associated Press analysis shows that the recent heat wave struck places that are warming up faster than other parts of the United States

Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colonies

Millions of people are under heat-related weather warnings out West. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper has more on how these extreme weather disasters will continue to become more common with our changing climate.

As people start to return to the workplace, a lot of companies are also announcing plans to move forward in a more environmentally friendly way. But a new study reveals that while small steps are being taken, they might not be adding up to actual change. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper reports on the research and what companies could be...

In an effort to help their audience of at-home cooks be more environmentally friendly, digital magazine Epicurious will no longer share recipes made with beef.

China and Russia have joined the United States in pledging climate cooperation at a global summit led by President Joe Biden. The U.S. convened Thursday’s summit, which is being held virtually by livestream because of the pandemic, with an ambitious pledge to cut by at least one-half the climate-wrecking coal and petroleum fumes that America is putting out.

According to environmental experts, climate change has hit communities of color especially hard, from higher rates of pollution to less access to green space. Montgomery County is working to change that with a garden soon to be filled with greenery.

Environmental experts say climate change has hit communities of color especially hard with higher rates of pollution and less access to green space. Montgomery County says they’re now working to change that. News4’s Aimee Cho shows us how.

Google is set to launch new eco-friendly map features later this year. Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how this can impact the environment.

President Joe Biden faces a vexing task as he convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday.

Malone’s Church and New Revived United Methodist Church are part of the Harriet Tubman Byway. Community members tell News4 the importance of the historic sites and why they’re working to preserve them.

Some Eastern Shore residents are working to make sure Harriet Tubman’s impact on the area is never forgotten.

Maryland Department of Transportation Chief Archaeologist Julie Schablitsky and her team at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge are searching for Harriet Tubman’s father’s cabin. Schablitsky gives us a close look at what they’ve found so far.