French President Emmanuel Macron is so dedicated to fighting climate change that he is willing to hoard America’s scientists. Since the U.S. announcement to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, , a spin on President Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.” “France has always been a leader in the advancement of human rights and has left its mark in our common history,” reads a statement from Macron on the website. “Our new challenge? Climate change.” The offer for...

At a Glance Trump's "Winter White House" is one of his many real estate holdings threatened by rising sea levels.Water isexpected to completely cover many of Florida’s barrier islands by the end of the century. One has to wonder if President Donald Trump realizes that pulling out of the Paris climate agreement could very well accelerate damage to his family's real estate empire in the not-so-distant future. Much of Trump's holdings are located in low-lying areas of Florida, including his...

Dominion Energy's 564-mile Atlantic Coast pipeline would come through this area of the Shenandoah Valley in Augusta County, Virginia. (The Washington Post via Getty Images) At a Glance Your Energy Virginiatouts itself as a grassroots organization.It is funded by the American Gas Association and other 'related organizations.' Thegas industry has launched a fake "grassroots" organization to funnel its message to Virginia residentsahead of a key November gubernatorialelection. Launched in April,touts itself as a grassroots organizationbutis funded by the American Gas...

A power plant on Missouri side of Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. (Denise Panyik-Dale/Getty Images) At a Glance Factories that produce air pollution, along with soot and heavy metals, tend to be built near downwind borders.Local and state politics play a role.In choosing a site, corporations want to find locations where they will get less political blowback, study notes. Toxic, air-polluting factories have been systematically builtat state borders so neighboring downwind states receive the brunt of the pollution, a recent...

At a Glance The United States refused Monday to sign a G-7 pledge that acknowledges the Paris Climate Accord as the best global tool to fight climate change.In the communique, the U.S. added a footnote saying it's taking its own steps to reduce the country's carbon footprint. The United States refused to sign a Group of Seven pledge Monday in yet another move to reject the landmark Paris climate agreement that has been signed by nearly every country on the...

Residents of Chesapeake Bay’s Tangier Island could be among the first “climate change” refugees in the continental U.S. as rising sea levels swallow their historic fishing village. A report recently published in the Scientific Reports says . This news does not come as a surprise to the locals, who have seen their island and others recede over the past decades. "I think it'll be less than 50 years," Carol Pruitt-Moore, a seventh generation resident, told The Associated Press. "We are...

At a Glance The mayor of Tangier Island, Virginia, says President Donald Trump called him on Monday.Trump reassured the mayor, saying the island will be around for hundreds of years to come.Scientists predict the island could become uninhabitable within 50 years due to rising seas. President Donald Trump offered words of encouragement Monday to the mayor of Virginia's sinking Tangier Island, saying residents do not need to worry about rising seas. After he appeared on totalk about his home and...

Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, addresses the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 22, 2016. (Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images) In the wake of PresidentTrump's pullout from the Paris climate agreement last month, the president of the Marshall Islands is seeking the help from other nations to convince Trump to change his mind about global warming. President Hilda Heine told European Union lawmakers Wednesday that “we all have a...

At a Glance Researchers have discovered a community of "super" corals in New Caledonia.The corals have adapted to hot, acidic, low-oxygen waters.The scientists plan to study the corals to see if they can help in the effort to maintain the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching triggered by global warming is a constant threat to our oceans' reefs, but a recent study suggestssome "super" coral species may be able to adapt to climate change and help manage the ecosystems in the...

At a Glance A new study concluded 300,000 square miles of an Antarctic ice sheet was impacted by a melt event in January 2016.The water refroze, but scientists say it paints a daunting picture of the future of ice melt in West Antarctica. Scientists have officially documented final results of a hugemelt event last year in West Antarctica, and it doesn't bode well for the future. The study, , concludedJanuary 2016's ice melt at the Ross Ice Sheet impacted 300,000...

At a Glance A mass coral bleaching event that has affected the world's reefs for three years is finally easing. About three-quarters of the planet's reefs were damaged or killed. Researchers say despite improvement, the reefs may be barely able to survive during good conditions. A three-yearmass bleaching event that affected coral reefs worldwide is finally easing, scientists say. Rising water temperatures left about three-quarters of the world's delicate coral reefsdamaged or killedin what scientists say was the largest coral...

Energy Secretary Rick Perry denies CO2 is primary driver of climate change. ...

At a Glance Extreme heat caused by climate change may take a toll on air travel.Hot air changes the density of air, which makes it more difficult for planes to take off.Flights may become more turbulent, more expensive and less predictable as a result. Climate change isn't just taking its toll at ground level – it's having big impactsin the skies. Researchers have started to analyzeglobal warming's impacts on aviation and a plane’s ability to fly. Extreme heat makes it...