A documentary by Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinghaus examines how a decade of oil and gas development in the Permian and San Juan basins has affected the health, environment and rights of nearby New Mexico communities.
The president’s order to limit states’ ability to regulate the spread of artificial intelligence is poised to set off political and legal fireworks that mirror his efforts to curb climate action.
As climate impacts accelerate faster than expected, philanthropist Kelly Erhart joins The Great Simplification to discuss cutting-edge climate science, looming tipping points, and experimental interventions that could help stabilize Earth’s systems.
Lower electricity bills could help two Cokeville cattlemen compete and pass their businesses on to their kids, they say, but lawmakers won’t let ranch-scale solar projects feed power to the grid.
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to Utah’s power grid, but state Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the industry.
The state’s Department of Environmental Quality would expand permissible uses during emergencies to include “planned outages” by grid operators, presumably for power line upgrades. Environmentalists say that with expanded use of diesel generators comes more harmful air pollutants and more greenhouse gases.
First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
The U.S.-based Heartland Institute, a leading force in climate science denial, has spent the past year cultivating ties with right-wing parties across the UK and Europe in an effort to weaken climate regulations and promote fossil fuel interests.
The nation’s main office for protecting Americans from harmful chemicals is welcoming its fourth prominent industry insider since President Trump took office, adding to an administration full of former lobbyists and corporate executives who are making environmental policy.
American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.
A surge of planned data centers in western Pennsylvania is driving proposals for massive new gas-fired power plants, raising alarms among residents and scientists who warn that expanded fracking will worsen air and water pollution and threaten public health.
A sweeping new UN report says only a fundamental global shift away from fossil fuels and destructive resource use can prevent catastrophic climate impacts—while delivering trillions in economic benefits within decades.
