Climate

President Biden hands a pen to Sen. Joe Manchin during the signing ceremony for the Inflation Reduction Act. Manchin was a key hold-out during negotiations, insisting on a smaller spending bill.

Politics

Biden signs sweeping climate, health care, tax bill into law

Barbara Sprunt

The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.

Energy & Environment

Little Butterflies Are All Over Central Texas. Here's Why.

Mose Buchele

Lee esta historia en español. The last couple weeks you might have noticed a large number of small butterflies drifting through Central Texas. The view…

Energy & Environment

The Heat In Austin Could Outpace Science's Ability To Measure It By 2036.

Mose Buchele

This July is on track to be Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, and that spike in heat is part of a larger warming trend that could change the way…

Energy & Environment

A New Climate Assesment Says Texas Is Getting Hotter, Drier And More Flood-Prone.

Mose Buchele

Friday, while millions of Americans recovered at home from Turkey-induced torpors, the Trump administration released a report on climate change that…

A new report finds that 2017 was one of the hottest years ever recorded. Here, a man dives into the sea in Istanbul in July 2017 during a heat wave that caused record temperatures in much of Turkey.

2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record

Laurel Wamsley

Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA's State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change.

Energy & Environment

Austin's First Triple-Digit Day Arrives Late, With More to Follow

KUT Staff

Austin’s seen its first triple-digit day of the summer. Just before 1 p.m. yesterday, Central Texas thermometers cracked the triple-digit seal, according…