With Congress returning from recess, lawmakers are poised to resume high-stakes negotiations over the biggest climate legislation in U.S. history, as frustration among climate advocates reaches a fever pitch.
A federal appeals court has lifted a temporary ban that had blocked the federal government from factoring the risks from rising greenhouse gas emissions into its decisions, offering a temporary reprieve for President Biden’s plans to tackle climate change.
Environmentalists are accusing the president of breaking a campaign promise to ban new federal fossil fuel leasing. The administration says its hands are tied.
A National Geographic investigation has found that Permian Basin energy exploration could taint residential aquifers with pollutants—as well as Carlsbad Caverns and other cave systems.
