Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.
As temperatures rise because of climate change, trees are being hit with heat waves and drought, killing them or weakening their resistance to a cascade of pressures, from pests to rising sea levels.
‘Fight for Our Future’ rallies are planned Saturday for Washington, Atlanta, Phoenix and elsewhere as supporters say time is running out for ambitious climate action.
House Democrats are huddling to find a strategy to combat rising gas prices, a growing political liability for the party ahead of the midterm elections.
Welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House for their first meeting, President Biden said the U.S. and Germany are "working in lockstep to further deter Russian aggression in Europe."
