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Countries Look to China to Push Forward Paris Climate Change Treaty Despite Trump Withdrawal

Countries Look to China to Push Forward Paris Climate Change Treaty in Case of Trump Withdrawal

Nov 17, 2016 08:57 AM EST

On the heels of US President-elect Donald Trump's campaign announcement that Washington will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement if he becomes president, countries are looking to China to take the helm in leading the negotiations to implement the climate change treaty.

Rising Sea Levels Could Displace 20 Million Americans by 2100

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 06, 2015 10:26 PM EST

A new study finds that if sea levels continue to rise unabated, "hundreds of coastal municipalities and land currently inhabited by tens of millions of persons hang in the balance.” The states most at risk are Florida, California, New York, and Louisiana.