The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaigns

CBS News moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan pegged their question to Helene and pointed to research showing that climate change makes hurricanes “larger, stronger, and more deadly,” as well as polling showing that 7 in 10 Americans favor taking steps to address climate change.

Nations will press forward without the United States if they must, according to climate negotiators who gathered in New York last week during the United Nations General Assembly. But the first Trump presidency was a setback in the climate fight, and a repeat would slow things down at a critical point when scientists say efforts need to speed up.

Hurricane Helene has destroyed parts of inland cities in the eastern U.S. Now will climate change be an issue in the presidential campaign?

After a decade of failed attempts to charge polluters for emitting carbon dioxide, Washington state’s landmark cap-and-trade program finally started up last year, raising billions of dollars for electric school buses,

Vance dismissed climate change as " weird science ," skeptically characterizing the scientific consensus about burning fossil fuels as "this idea that carbon emissions drive all the climate change." Top climate scientists were unimpressed with Vance's posturing.

The economy is delivering VP KAMALA HARRIS a strong hand as the presidential election enters the most frenzied stretch with Election Day nearly a month out. But whether she can play her cards right could prove to be the question that dominates the final days of the race.

In the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the Republican ticket's approach to the climate crisis appears to be veering into open denialism.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) expressed skepticism about the scientific consensus behind climate change in response to a question during Tuesday’s debate. “One

Project 2025 strips EPA’s authority to set environmental standards. Since 1970, air pollution is down 77% while GDP grew 285% and job growth rose 223% - a false choice.

The Republican nominee, Sen. JD Vance, first shed doubt on climate change — calling it “weird science” — before arguing the U.S. should reshore domestic manufacturing and energy production. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responded by pointing out that the Democrats’ 2022 climate law boosted manufacturing jobs and clean energy.