Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism. Chloe Veltman
Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming. Michael Copley
For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future. Elena Moore
Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger. Rebecca Hersher
San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from the sea The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline. Chloe Veltman
Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage. Chloe Veltman
The world is still falling short on limiting climate change, according to U.N. report The outlook for climate change is better now than a few years ago, but countries have a long way to go to avoid dangerous climate impacts, according to a new report. Lauren Sommer
Climate activists protested at Burning Man. Then the climate itself crashed the party Burners were forced to endure hours of torrential rains before tens of thousands bailed on the festival. Scientists warn that such large bursts of showers are a result of a warming planet. Vanessa Romo
In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents. Christopher Intagliata
