Environment

Heat waves are covering wider areas, and people are suffering the consequences. With 2°C of warming, most summers will look like 2018, scientists say.

A Republican congressman was loudly laughed at by people attending a hearing after he bungled an attempt to attack former Secretary of State John Kerry over climate science.

"Bayer-Monsanto has known for decades the cancer-causing properties of Roundup, and I applaud the jury for holding the company accountable for failing to warn consumers of the known danger."

Ocasio-Cortez slammed a Republican congressman for dishonestly claiming that it’s “elitist” to combat climate change — when poor and middle-class kids are the ones most hurt when lawmakers fail to act on environmental issues.

"As similar lawsuits mount, the evidence will grow that Roundup is not safe, and that the company has tried to cover it up."

The new advisers include industry allies and consultants with ties to the fossil fuel, tobacco and chemical industries.

Moore has never published an independent scientific journal article on climate change. Yet that hasn't stopped the president and others from citing his comments.

"The only way to be sure they don't pass is to raise public awareness."

The contest is elevating climate policy conversations on the campaign trail and in Washington. It could inspire compromises that bring together pieces of each.

The hearing revealed a subtle shift on the Republican side, with younger members acknowledging that scientific research points to human-driven global warming.