Major emitter the US has officially left the Paris Agreement and global emissions keep rising a decade on from the deal. Yet renewables' growth shows climate action can work. Here's what's been done and what's missing.
Indiana lawmakers are advancing a proposal to assume primary authority from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over permits for carbon dioxide sequestration wells.
Washington state has launched a sweeping effort to speed up construction of renewable energy projects, prompted by reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica.
Solar geoengineering could halve the economic cost of climate change, but stopping it would cause temperatures to rebound sharply, leading to greater damage than unabated global warming.
Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, new wind project development is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand. Even Iowa, the nation’s most wind-powered state, is “closed for business,” experts say.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is pausing a loan program aimed at promoting anaerobic digesters — many of which are issued for large-scale farms that turn animal waste into gas — to investigate high loan delinquency rates and underperformance.
Wood pellets burned for electricity in Europe are fueling air pollution and health concerns in predominantly low-income towns in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants to tap funds from clean energy programs to offset utility bill increases, while the state pursues more solar projects and virtual power plants.
As the United States retreats from climate policy, China signaled its rising intent to lead a transition away from fossil fuels and toward Chinese-made renewable energy technologies in remarks to world leaders on Tuesday.
Southeast Asia’s need for coal is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, undermining progress on cutting carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
Global financing is heavily skewed to industries that harm rather than preserve nature, according to a new report that calls for an urgent scale-up of nature-positive spending.
Tailings and acid mine drainage from mines contain critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies; now, researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these key metals.
Morrison Healthcare has been named a Modern Healthcare Best in Business winner for sustainability, recognizing its plant-forward culinary strategy and efforts to cut carbon emissions across hospital food systems.
