As temperatures rise, so does the maltreatment of children, according to a new study. The study, released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, offers new insights into how climate change will affect child welfare.
A congressional watchdog agency says federal employees overseeing U.S. public lands were assaulted or threatened at least 360 times over a five-year period.
Facing "vocal sexism and hateful comments," Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has said she now sometimes needs a security detail. Climate change promises to be a key issue in Canada's October election.