The rapidly developing Boston Seaport District could end up underwater due to climate change.

Two U.S. agencies say the decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record. And scientists say there is no doubt at all this is man-made climate change.

Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in the morning in “very poor” air quality.

Students from across Vermont headed to the State House in Montpelier Friday, aiming to send lawmakers an urgent message on climate change. “It is an existential threat,” warned Finn Olson, a senior at U-32 High School in Montpelier. “The effects of which we have just begun to feel.” The Vermont Youth Lobby is made up of kids from more than…

Some of the world’s leading scientists say climate change may threaten the fabric of human civilization, causing human suffering on a massive scale. They say a massive, worldwide effort is needed to prepare.

Owners of a kangaroo rescue in Australia were forced to flee when fire ripped through the area. They returned not knowing what happened to the kangaroos.

The Australian wildfires continue to wreak havoc with more than two dozen people dead along with hundreds of thousands of animals. Parts of the country have been leveled with at least 12 million acres of land impacted by the fires. The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia estimates approximately half a billion animals have been killed and the fires could change the...

JetBlue is tackling the high environmental impact of flying by aiming to become carbon neutral on all domestic flights by July 2020, according to a press release Monday. The New York-based airline said this will entail offsetting between 15 billion and 17 billion additional pounds of emissions per year, which the company noted is “the annual equivalent of removing more...

The 2020 Golden Globes are going vegan....

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Thursday that this year’s meal at...the Golden Globes ceremony...will be entirely plant-based, in an effort to raise awareness about environmental sustainability....

As the statement obtained by E! News reads, “As part of the HFPA’s overall focus on sustainability,...the Golden Globes...will be serving a 100%...

Australia’s unprecedented wildfires are supercharged thanks to climate change, the type of trees catching fire and weather, experts say. And these fires are so extreme that they are triggering their own thunderstorms. Here are a few questions and answers about the science behind the Australian wildfires that so far have burned about 5 million hectares (12.35 million acres), killing at…

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Four climate change activists were arrested Friday morning after they allegedly built a scaffolding to block a train full of coal in Massachusetts from reaching a coal-powered plant in New Hampshire. Timothy DeChristopher, 38, Adam Rice, 30, Cody Pajic, 21 and Gia Neswald, 50 were arrested around 7 a.m. for alleged trespassing, walking or standing on railroad tracks and obstruction…

Two New England nor’easters are among the decade’s 115 natural disasters that cost at least $1 billion.

Climate change isn’t only a problem for future generations. It’s here, it’s happening right now and it’s everyone’s problem. NBC10 Boston Meteorologist Chris Gloninger is diving deep into the impact of climate change here at home with his weekly reports on the crisis. What does climate change look like for New England? How is it impacting us? And how...

A group of Amazon employees say the company has threatened to fire them for speaking out against the company’s environmental policies.

In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said that several employees were contacted by legal and HR representatives, who said they were in violation of the company’s external communications policy.

The Golden Globes will serve a plant-based menu for its 77th annual awards show. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Thursday that the awards show known as the “party of the year” will serve a meatless meal at Sunday’s ceremony. The organization wants the initiative to raise environmental awareness about food consumption and waste. HFPA president Lorenzo Soria says the...

Coastal Maine has a lot of seaweed, and a fair number of cows. A group of scientists and farmers think that pairing the two could help unlock a way to cope with a warming world. The researchers — from a marine science lab, an agriculture center and universities in northern New England — are working on a plan to feed…

This year’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers and students press the button that begins the famous 60-second ball drop and countdown to next year.

For people in Revere, climate change is all too real, bringing floodwaters onto their roads and into some of their living rooms.

President Donald Trump has taken historically unprecedented action to roll back a slew of environmental regulations that protect air, water, land and public health from climate change and fossil fuel pollution. The administration has targeted about 85 environmental rules, according to Harvard Law School’s rollback tracker.