FIFA President Gianni Infantino got some serious air time over the course of the 2026 World Cup.

Meteorologists say smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area.

The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction.

Friday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Guardians was postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota.

Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires in Minnesota and Canada.

First responders in storm-battered Texas are again rushing to people trapped in high waters after more heavy rain widened the danger from floods that have killed at least two people and left hundreds more in need of rescue.

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body.

Governments across Latin America are stepping up preparations as El Nino strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought, extreme heat, flooding and wildfire risk.

Severe storms have dumped over 20 inches of rain in parts of Texas, causing significant flooding.

With the sun obstructed by haze, Spain’s players practiced ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires.

President Donald Trump's administration has worked to stop offshore wind development on the grounds it’s a national security risk since late last year, halting work on major projects and buying back leases.

Heavy smoke from wildfires is darkening skies from the U.S. Midwest to the East Coast.

Racing to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.

When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it.

Authorities in Texas have rescued hundreds of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least two people have died due to catastrophic flooding.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says more than 40 people have been rescued from high waters as heavy downpours drenching South Texas continue to raise the risk of flash flooding.

Thousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out highways and stranded motorists Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could bring dangerous flooding to already drenched counties near the border with Mexico.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling two blazes in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris.

The strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where wildfire risk is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run.

In a story published July 13, 2026, about national monuments in Utah, The Associated Press erroneously reported the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week.

A fire is raging in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.

A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022.

The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact.

Vietnamese police have detained the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists.

Africa’s renewable energy transition is entering a new phase as the continent shifts from proving that clean energy works to building the institutions needed to deploy it at scale.

A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend.

Firefighters in Spain are battling one of the country's deadliest wildfires, which has killed at least 12 people.

Renewable energy allies are trying to ensure that massive data centers will be powered by climate-friendly sources.

China’s national weather center says Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in the eastern province of Zhejiang and is expected to gradually weaken.

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that changes how agencies enforce the Endangered Species Act.

Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome.

After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.

A wildfire has devastated a remote community in southern Spain, killing at least 12 people.

A powerful typhoon is heading toward China's east coast.

Israel has launched a project aimed at clearing part of the seas to give beach space back to the population.

African countries have secured $900 million in new financial commitments to expand access to clean cooking.

Federal forecasters say an intensifying El Nino is growing so fast it's on the way to becoming very strong, even reaching historic levels this fall.

The heat dome that settled over much of the United States affected some specialty farmers who produce crops fruits and vegetables.

China has allocated millions in relief funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide.

When tornadoes threaten in Nashville, Tennessee, many people here turn to Nashville Severe Weather.

Heavy rain and flooding are breaking a heat wave that gripped New York City and much of the Northeast last week.

A massive cyclone has made landfall over a U.S. territory in the western Pacific.

A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance are planning to increase their outputs modestly next month.

Authorities say a weather-related tragedy in Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, left three children dead even though they were wearing life jackets.

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles.

A wildfire burning southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and destroyed more than 160 structures as erratic winds pushed the blaze across two Colorado counties.

Dawn and Cassius Spears would like to expand their farm’s reach beyond their farm stand, but it’s challenging.

President Donald Trump has ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about communism.

Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia.

Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle.

Some of us have been told it's more energy-efficient and cost-effective to turn off our air conditioning when we leave home for work.

Gaining freedom from the heat will be a challenge this Independence Day in the eastern U.S., and it's already starting ahead of the holiday weekend.

Albanian police clashed with protesters in Tirana during a demonstration against government corruption and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.

China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use.

Humpback whales are increasingly spotted off Rio de Janeiro as their population recovers from past commercial whaling.

Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters.

In the wake of a historic heat wave across Europe, hospitals are already gearing up for the next one.

The deaths of three firefighters in Colorado are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration’s creation of a new federal fire agency and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly.

It's a hot one for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states.

Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat.

Natural gas could start flowing from two undersea deposits ExxonMobil discovered off Cyprus by 2033, the company's Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill said, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub.

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades.

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest a combined $518 billion in a new computer chip manufacturing hub, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence-driven demand.

A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies.

A heat wave will blast the eastern United States this week.

France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave.

Three firefighters have died and two were injured while battling fires on the Colorado-Utah border.

A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark.

As Europe scorches under extreme heat, people aren’t the only ones impacted by the high temperatures and humidity.

The largest fire in the United States is burning through tinder-dry forest in Utah.

A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution.

Utah is restricting fireworks as the largest wildfire in the nation grows, fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds.

The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.

Poor rains and a weak monsoon weather system is leading to a water shortage in India's cities and its vast rural regions.

A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project.

The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer.

There's a lot to know about this World Cup, and there are no dumb questions.

A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions.

One of the groups worst affected by India’s climate-driven extreme summer heat is migrant, blue collar workers whose jobs require them to work in hot factory floors, often for hours without a break.

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital.

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.

Dior has moved its men’s Paris Fashion Week show to 9 a.m. to avoid extreme heat.

The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains.

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.

Olympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet.

California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast.

President Donald Trump says six people have been arrested over recent damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems.

France recorded its hottest day ever as an early heat wave gripped Europe.

Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations are experiencing anywhere from one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so.

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather.

Watch Duty, a free cellphone app that tracks fires, became a vital tool for millions during the 2025 LA fires.

France is facing a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit.

Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions are fueling several wildfires in the West, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.

Mourners have gathered in Beirut to honor Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who died last week.