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.
After the Navajo Nation successfully halted a hydropower proposal on Black Mesa, the Trump administration is pushing to roll back a federal policy that requires tribal consent for such projects.
Some executives hoped a low-conflict strategy and assistance from GOP moderates would help them survive the president's second term. Then Trump went to war.
The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001.
After years of promoting electric vehicle adoption among its drivers, Uber has abruptly scaled back bonuses and support programs, even as its emissions climb and regulators press for cleaner fleets.
As the world desperately searches for a way out of its global climate change and plastic pollution crises, nations are increasingly turning to burning municipal waste to make fuel as a solution to both problems.
From Alberta’s oilsands to B.C.’s gas fields and Ontario’s Chemical Valley, doctors in Canada are increasingly weighing air pollution, industrial toxins and climate-driven disasters when deciding where to live and work.
The second Trump Administration’s assault on the environment has been as damaging as expected, but other developments this year give at least some hope for the future.
Advocates say more distance is needed to protect public health. Industry groups and Republican legislators say the rule change would effectively ban natural gas development.
With full Democratic control in Richmond and a new governor on the way, lawmakers are reviving previously vetoed clean-energy bills, including proposals to require solar canopies on large parking lots and expand offshore-wind workforce training.
