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Swedish authorities have released a tanker sanctioned by the EU that was detained on suspicion of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea

Hegseth triggered the exemption process, citing national security concerns.

Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter

The Dept. of the Interior said it will pay nearly $1B to stop wind projects.

Decarbonization could lead to more outcomes apart from a decrease in emissions.

The rapid retreat in one region is unexplainable, scientists said.

There could be a major flaw in how sea levels have been calculated.

On “This Week,” chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce reports on the fallout from the EPA’s reversal of a scientific finding allowing the government to legislatively address climate change.

The finding determined six key greenhouse gases threaten human health.

A dollar value will no longer be applied to health benefits from clean air.

President Donald Trump called the EPA's greenhouse gas emission findings a “giant scam.”

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee fact checks the Trump’s administration claim that greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet is a “scam."

Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, breaks down what's at stake after the Trump administration ended regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

The Trump administration is rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 'endangerment finding' on greenhouse gases' environmental harm.

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang explains why the administration moved to reverse the EPA’s endangerment finding and what could come next.

Boreal forests have experienced the fastest warming of any forested biome.

Water supplies and winter tourism are threatened by the lack of snow.

Cities currently suitable to host the Winter Games may not be by the 2050s.

Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed.

Environmental economist Bernardo Bastien-Olvera discusses new research showing that factoring in ocean damage nearly doubles the economic impact of climate change.

It's the first time the ocean has been factored into the cost of carbon.

"Atmospheric greenhouse gases have steadily increased over the last 10 years."

Hawaii will place new or increased taxes on tourists to fund climate projects.

Both crises share common roots and solutions, researchers say.

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050.

The summit has likely declined more than 20 feet, the study said.

Similar demonstrations took place in several Italian cities over the weekend.

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee breaks down what led to criticism of a recent study looking at climate change and sea level rise.

The agreement does not include a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels worldwide.

A raging fire erupted at the U.N. Climate Summit in Brazil, forcing those in attendance to evacuate.

Seven states along the coasts face the worst potential impact.

A coalition of 100 local U.S. leaders made the trip to Belem, Brazil.

The highest increases were seen in mountain lion, coyote and bobcat encounters.

COP30 is being held in Belém, Brazil, the "gateway" to the Amazon rainforest.

A GOP plan to open the National Petroleum Reserve to drilling was finalized.

The calving was so drastic that it caused measurable earthquakes in the region.

"This dataset was simply too important to stop being updated."

Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in the garden town of Kjós. Along with Antarctica, Iceland was previously one of two regions too cold for mosquitoes to inhabit.

Climate change is causing the mosquito to expand its geography.

Emissions from U.S. consumption are comparable to fossil fuel use, a study said.

One of the most elusive animal species may disappear, researchers said.

The climate change event was attended by global climate ambassadors.

The pontiff also appeared to criticize American politicians this week for the treatment of immigrants as “inhuman.”

Researchers at the University of Texas believe warming temperatures prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay.

The president made several suspect claims about clean energy and climate change.

Ornithologists and hobby birders alike were thrilled over the hybridization.

ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee fact checks President Donald Trump’s claims on climate change and renewable energy being “too expensive” from his United Nations speech on Tuesday.

Researchers have orchestrated a "baby boom" of corals that will help fortify the reef system off the Florida coast that was heavily degraded as a result of record ocean warming.

Over 85 scientists released a critical review of a recent DOE climate report.

The waste could be used for nuclear fusion, say researchers.