The Trump administration just axed a decades-old air pollution policy.
Jan 26, 2018, 2:52 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe Environmental Protection Agency relaxed regulations on some major sources of pollution on…Is nuclear power really that expensive?
Jan 26, 2018, 8:16 am By Nathanael Johnson
There are dozens of dimensions in the arguments for and against nuclear energy as a source of clean…Sierra Club’s new video slams Ford for greenwashing its public image
Jan 25, 2018, 7:50 pm By Zoya Teirstein
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…If nuclear war doesn’t get us, runaway climate change will.
Jan 25, 2018, 5:03 pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe Doomsday Clock is a theoretical device meant to communicate how close we are to destroying…Fossil fuel developments on U.S. public lands emit more greenhouse gases than most countries.
Jan 25, 2018, 4:41 pm By Zoya Teirstein
What? Yes. According to a report released by The Wilderness Society on Thursday, “If U.S. public…Dumpster Fire
Jan 25, 2018, 6:00 am By Greta JochemSitting on a park bench next to the Pines River on a sunny afternoon in Revere, Massachusetts, a few…About that massive infrastructure plan: Trump might use it to slash enviro protections.
Jan 24, 2018, 4:25 pm By Zoya TeirsteinAfter the passage of the contentious GOP tax bill and a prolonged congressional stand-off on the…Two scary Antarctic glaciers might be joining forces to speed up melt.
Jan 24, 2018, 4:20 pm By Eric Holthaus
The most important part of the most important ice sheet in the world just got a bit more important…Scientists could predict snowpack levels before snow ever touches the ground.
Jan 23, 2018, 6:08 pm By Zoya Teirstein
New research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association could help pinpoint snow levels…Peak oil is back and better than ever.
Jan 23, 2018, 3:02 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Back when oil prices were high, people were talking a lot about peak oil supply — the possibility…Puerto Rico will privatize its power utility.
Jan 23, 2018, 2:21 pm By Justine Calma
Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced Monday that he will begin the process of selling the Puerto…The United States will start taxing solar panel imports.
Jan 22, 2018, 7:17 pm By Nathanael JohnsonWe’d previously mentioned that President Donald Trump hinted at a tariff to “tank the solar…The United States could become the world’s biggest oil producer. It’s been a while.
Jan 22, 2018, 4:18 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Spurred by the higher profit margins that come with fracking technology, U.S. oil production is…Opponents mount protests after major natural gas pipeline moves forward.
Jan 22, 2018, 3:44 pm By Justine Calma
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the PennEast Pipeline its certificate of public…What’s Ryan Zinke been up to lately?
Jan 22, 2018, 3:42 pm By Zoya Teirstein
The Secretary of the Interior is always busy, relentlessly shaping the future of our public…So is coal great again or what?
Jan 19, 2018, 4:52 pm By Kate Yoder
Early last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reversing the Obama…Society saves $6 for every dollar spent on climate change resilience
Jan 19, 2018, 4:38 pm By Benjamin Schneider
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Lessons from Boulder’s bad breakup
Jan 19, 2018, 3:09 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Back in 2010, the city of Boulder, Colorado, decided to break up with its corporate electricity…Climate change hits businesses where it hurts: their wallets.
Jan 18, 2018, 7:59 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Climate change and extreme weather topped the World Economic Forum’s annual list of risks facing…Business interests are winning out over science under Trump.
Jan 18, 2018, 3:31 pm By Justine Calma
A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists details how science advisory committees have…
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