Gov. Josh Shapiro has withdrawn Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, abandoning the state’s signature climate policy in a move that stunned environmental advocates.
Brazil announced the creation of 10 new Indigenous territories during a protest-filled COP30, expanding protected lands in a move Indigenous leaders say is vital for safeguarding biodiversity and combating climate change.
Tapping energy from “superhot rock” could produce cheap, clean, constant energy almost anywhere — if drills and wells can survive infernal heat and pressure.
As the Canadian government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, Nova Scotia residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems.
For the first time, North Dakota utility regulators are considering proposals for massive battery storage sites that would serve as backstops for renewable energy sources.
Surging wind and solar additions are meeting all of this year’s growth in global electricity demand, keeping fossil fuel use flat for the first time since the pandemic.
Wealthy nations’ surging appetite for metals has fueled a flurry of plans to mine in wilderness around the world, including on the edge of the Amazon Basin.
