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Democrats in Congress look ready to pass new legislation with significant climate change elements that push the country closer to President Biden's goals.

Beneath the streets of hundreds of North America's oldest cities lies a network of pipes delivering steam heat to office buildings and hospitals. These steam loops could be a clean energy solution.

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is heading to the COP27 summit this week, to reassure the world that Amazon rainforest is in safe hands.

An epic wildfire season in Montana has conservatives blaming environmentalists for blocking logging projects, but scientists say climate change is making fire seasons longer and more intense.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says Norfolk Southern Railroad has given the "middle finger" to residents with its "arrogance and incompetence" since the Feb. 3 derailment.

Private jet flights increased during the pandemic, including at one airport in the Los Angeles area that caters to wealthy travelers. Now, working-class residents are inhaling the fumes.

Air monitoring continues in East Palestine after the crews released a number of toxic chemicals in what officials called a "controlled explosion" last week.

This week Kathy Hochul became New York’s first elected female governor, but there's still no clear winner in the 22nd District Congressional race between Democrat Francis Conole and Republican Brandon Williams. Check this week's WAER Round-Up to find more midterm election progress and what other local news you've missed from Nov. 7-11!

Climate change is transforming the Arctic, and putting indigenous communities in Alaska at risk.

Residents in Memphis, who watched the video of the violent police beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, talk of their own brutal experiences. Nichols died three days after the attack.