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Climate Change Could Adversely Impact DC Water Supply By 35 Percent

A new study finds climate change could cut stream flows in the Potomac River basin, a major source of drinking water in the Washington region.

2013/04/30

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama To Discuss Energy, Climate Change At US Lab In Illinois

The White House says President Barack Obama will talk about energy and climate change during a visit next Friday to Argonne National Laboratory, near Chicago.

2013/03/08

Vice President Joe Biden applauds as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama: I Will Take Executive Action If Congress Won’t Act On Climate Change

President Barack Obama says in his State of the Union address that he will be tackling climate change during his second term.

2013/02/12

Secretary of State nominee John Kerry said Thursday that the United States must play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kerry: Global Climate Change A ‘Life-Threatening Issue’

Calling global climate change a “life-threatening issue,” Secretary of State nominee John Kerry said Thursday that the United States must play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

2013/01/24

President Barack Obama waves before speaking during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Obama: ‘An Economic Recovery Has Begun’

Declaring “our work begins today”, President Barack Obama vowed to “finish what we started” four years ago as hundreds of thousands of inauguration-goers gathered on the historic National Mall for his oath-taking for a second term.

2013/01/21

Nation’s 2012 Temps Were ‘Off The Chart’

America set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012.

2013/01/09

Former Vice President Al Gore gives a speech during the "Thinking Green" environmental forum in Gibraltar, on Oct. 21, 2012. (credit: MARCOS MORENO/AFP/Getty Images)

Gore Launches 24-Hour Online Talkfest About Global Warming

Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax.

2012/11/14

A re-evaluation of climate change found that tests for climate change are often skewed by bad testing locations. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Study: Global Warming In US Is Significantly Over-Estimated

A World Meteorological Organization-approved reanalysis of U.S. temperature data has shown that temperatures are rising only half as much as claimed by the U.S. Historical Climatology Network (USHCN).

2012/08/03

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Environmental Group Sizes Up Virginia Water Threats

The National Resources Defense Council says Virginia is among the states least prepared for climate change.

2012/04/05

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Study: Last Ice Age Strengthens Case Explaining Man-Made Global Warming

The dramatic temperature increases that thawed the last ice age followed spikes in carbon dioxide levels in the air, a new study finds. Researchers say that further strengthens the scientific case explaining current man-made global warming.

2012/04/04