16-year-old Greta Thunberg took adults to task over the environment. The young activist didn’t mince words when she took the stage -- and took adults to task at the United Nation's Climate Action ...

WASHINGTON (WPRI) — Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is making national headlines this week for hitting a milestone in his efforts to urge more action by Congress to address climate change.

While Leonardo Dicaprio took home his first Oscar Sunday at the 88th annual Academy Awards, he used his speech to discuss climate change, emphasizing that he saw the direct results of the changing ...

The United Nations climate meetings, aka COP (conference of parties), have always had a flair for hand-wringing bureaucratic ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Like he did 82 times before, Sheldon Whitehouse stood on the Senate floor and preached the dangers of climate change. In his last speech before Congress adjourned, the senator ...

“We’re making this commitment because this chamber is filled with such a large collection of climate deniers,” he said. “It’s here in Congress, though, where a long-term strategy to address this issue ...

President Trump attacked renewable energy as a ‘joke,’ contradicting data showing wind and solar powering global economy growth. His remarks contrast with most world governments recognizing climate ...

After casting the tiebreaking vote for the biggest climate bill in U.S. history, Vice President Kamala Harris would seem to have some environmental bragging rights. Yet Harris and other top Democrats ...

(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump used his address to world leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday to denounce climate change and green energy, making a series of misleading claims in a ...