"In August 2011, as President Obama prepared to unveil a major new environmental regulation on smog, his political advisers issued a warning: The rule would affect power plants and factories throughout the Midwest, slowing the economy in states like Ohio that would be crucial to the president’s re-election."

"Wednesday new funding runs dry for a program that has supported hundreds of parks around the country for 50 years."

"A leading 'clean coal' lobbying shop is cutting half its staff and reorganizing to reflect the U.S. coal industry’s market losses and the industry’s continued financial struggles."

"As the Associated Press tries to create consensus on what to call those who question climate science, more disagreement ensues."

"Republican U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush will lay out energy policy proposals on Tuesday that seek to spur job growth and take aim at President Barack Obama's plan to limit carbon emissions from power plants."

"A majority of Republicans — including 54 percent of self-described conservative Republicans — believe the world’s climate is changing and that mankind plays some role in the change, according to a new survey conducted by a trio of prominent Republican pollsters."

"Pope Francis told world leaders on Friday that in order to address poverty, hunger, war and inequality, they must first tackle climate change."

"'I don't want to get paralyzed by the magnitude of this thing. I'm a big believer that imagination can solve problems,' says the president".

"In a landmark speech to a Joint Session of Congress Thursday morning, Pope Francis urged U.S. lawmakers to take "courageous actions and strategies" to fight climate change."

"A looming federal budget confrontation and Republican hostility to UN global-warming talks threaten a U.S. down payment into a key climate-aid fund, money considered vital to a climate deal in Paris this December."