CO2: 431.44 ppmBMW, Ford, Nissan and Toyota, plus parts maker Bosch, wrote joint letter to ministers in April
The reeling market for electric vehicles recently got a boost from a crop of new models, highlighting how some automakers have not yet given up on battery-powered cars.
A group claiming to represent California fire survivors began paying for social media ads this spring, calling on lawmakers to take action to reduce the rising cost of wildfires. The group was created by utilities that have ignited six of the state's most destructive fires.
Meteorologists say smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area
Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control.
One climatologist said "a perfect storm" of climate extremes primed the western U.S. for one of its worst fire seasons in a decade. Meanwhile, Canadian wildfire smoke fills the air.