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

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.

Rick Scott edged slightly away from his long-held stance of minimizing the impact of climate change. But what it means to Floridians still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene is almost anyone’s guess.

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

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.

Curtis founded the Conservative Climate Caucus in 2021 and it has now grown to more than 80 members — all Republican — and five of those people have volunteered to take his place as the shepherd of the cause as he prepares to potentially change jobs and win an election to the U.S. Senate in a seat currently occupied by Sen. Mitt Romney.

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

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.

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

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

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.