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A smokestack stands at a coal plant on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Delta, Utah. On Monday, Sept. 19, the world’s first public database of fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launches. It shows that the United States and Russia have enough fossil fuel reserves to exhaust the world’s remaining carbon budget to stay under 1.5 degrees Celsius warming. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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First public global database of fossil fuels launches
By BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer
Sun,09/18/22-6:03PM , 104 Reads
A first-of-its-kind database for tracking the world's fossil fuel production, reserves and emissions launched on Monday to coincide with climate talks taking place at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Edward Buckles, Jr., a New Orleans native who was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit and directed the documentary "Katrina Babies," poses underneath the Claiborne Avenue overpass for a photo in the city on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. The film looks at how a generation of New Orleans residents coming of age after Hurricane Katrina, are reconciling with the catastrophic storm that transformed their lives. (AP Photo/Chansey Augustine)

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Children of climate change come of age in 'Katrina Babies'
By BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer
Tue,08/23/22-7:30AM , 350 Reads
Edward Buckles, Jr. was 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and completely upended his life. Buckles and his family moved from New Orleans to Lafayette, Louisiana for several months while their hometown began to recover from the catastrophic storm.
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Homes near Norco, La., are surrounded by floodwater as refineries continue to flare the day after Hurricane Ida hit southern Louisiana, Aug. 30, 2021. Environmental and climate justice advocates from across the United States are decrying the court's 6-3 ruling on Thursday, June 30, 2022, saying it will be felt most by communities of color and poor communities, which are located near power plants at higher percentages than the national average. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

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Environmental justice advocates slam Supreme Court ruling
By BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer
Fri,07/01/22-12:02PM , 74 Reads
The Supreme Court decision to limit how the Environmental Protection Agency regulates carbon dioxide emissions from power plants could make an already grave situation worse for those affected most by climate change and air pollution, advocates say.
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A phone loads the Federal Emergency Management Agency application with the background of an image of a fire on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Diego. FEMA is releasing the largest update to its mobile application in a decade, at the beginning of a hurricane season that experts predict will be above average and a wildfire season that's on par with recent years' big burns. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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FEMA releases largest update to its mobile app in a decade
By BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer
Thu,06/30/22-8:55AM , 79 Reads
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is releasing the largest update to its mobile application in a decade, the agency announced today.
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