What are greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to climate change? Greenhouse gases include carbon and methane. They trap heat energy from the sun to maintain a relatively warm constant ...

Earth’s atmosphere contains a mix of gases that sustain life by absorbing some solar radiation, allowing living organisms to breathe, and transporting water. One class of gases, known as greenhouse ...

The Federal Government has raised concerns over the growing burden of respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular conditions, and other environment-related diseases linked ...

Even for the least essential choices we make in our daily lives, such as what we should have for dinner, we consider the pros and cons. Yet, the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t consider the ...

Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary ...

WASHINGTON — There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than at any point during the last 650,000 years, says a major new study that let scientists peer back in time at “greenhouse gases” ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the most detrimental climate change ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has officially proposed ending its regulation of greenhouse gases for new cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles. Specifically, it proposed rescinding the ...