Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner is calling on the Oregon legislature to pass a bill that directs the treasury to make “climate positive” investments in the Oregon public employee retirement fund.

Oregon’s newest kid governor wants to the state to focus on addressing climate change. That’s the platform on which Rosie Lanenga, a fifth-grader at Portland’s Riverdale Grade School, was elected by her peers from across the state.

Rosie’s three-point climate change plan include acting at home, meetings in class and sharing knowledge about climate change. Lanenga succeeds the 2024 kid governor, Zoya Shah, whose platform was mental health awareness.

Democratic lawmakers and environmentalists are calling on the Oregon Treasury to pause new pension investments into private assets and private equity funds invested in fossil fuel companies and projects.

A core of ice extracted from Antarctica had literally frozen in time the climate of the planet going back nearly 70,000 years.

Many state plans confirm their climate-forward and sustainable investing initiatives as BlackRock retreats from its commitments.

In the months before thousands of Los Angeles homes went up in flames, property insurance companies dropped coverage in many neighborhoods of the city, citing the growing wildfire risks caused by climate change.

Nebraska could leverage more federal funds and better coordinate its efforts to combat climate change by creating a dedicated office to focus on that area, a state legislative committee was told Thursday.

Although the White House rescinded the pause on federal grants, loans and other aid, confusion looms as a Pendleton Urban Renewal project waits for approval.

Despite record-breaking temperatures, devastating wildfires, and rising seas, climate change remains a low priority for American voters.

That drew quick pushback from Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon — and ensuing back and forth between him and Kennedy. Wyden pointed out the health secretary nominee has previously claimed there's “no safe” vaccine. Wyden also quoted from Kennedy's books, which say that parents have been “misled” on the measles vaccine.

The biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by others.