Exxon Relents, Wipes Oil Sands Reserves From Its Books
Feb 23, 2017, 3:00 am By Nicholas Kusnetz
Low prices force the oil giant to stop counting 3.5 billion barrels as an asset, a major turnaround…Deadline Passes to Clear Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp, But Some Protesters Remain
Feb 22, 2017, 4:00 pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
As the 2 p.m. deadline passed, police were standing by, setting up potential clashes with Standing…Federal Climate Research Should Be Maintained and Expanded, Says National Academy of Sciences
Feb 22, 2017, 1:04 pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
In an endorsement of the United States Global Change Research Program's work, NAS says federal…California Bill Aims for 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2045
Feb 22, 2017, 3:00 am By Nicholas Kusnetz
Under legislation proposed by State Sen. Kevin de Leon, the state would dramatically ramp up efforts…Pruitt Enters EPA with Conciliatory Words, But Staff Braces for Steep Cuts
Feb 21, 2017, 9:22 pm By Marianne Lavelle
As he took the head of an agency he often sued as Oklahoma AG, Scott Pruitt assails 'toxic…States' Data on Fracking Well Spills Inadequate for Comprehensive Study, Researchers Say
Feb 21, 2017, 3:26 pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
Data that's available shows between 2 and 16 percent of fracked wells have reported spills each…Researcher's 1979 Arctic Model Predicted Current Sea Ice Demise, Holds Lessons for Future
Feb 20, 2017, 3:00 am By Sabrina Shankman
Study from decades ago proved remarkably accurate in showing how global warming would affect the…Scott Pruitt, Trump's Pick for EPA, Is Confirmed Amid Fierce Opposition
Feb 17, 2017, 2:00 pm By Marianne Lavelle
Despite calls to delay vote until court-ordered emails are released, Oklahoma AG and fossil fuel…EPA Nominee Pruitt Ordered by Judge to Produce Documents About Fossil Fuel Ties
Feb 16, 2017, 7:53 pm By Nicholas KusnetzOklahoma judge, responding to a suit by an advocacy group, ordered Scott Pruitt to respond to a…Trump's Repeal of Stream Rule Helps Coal at the Expense of Climate and Species
Feb 16, 2017, 4:46 pm By Nicholas KusnetzThe stream protection rule finalized under President Obama would have reduced emissions and the…EPA Official, After Years of Work to Thwart the Agency's Mission, Returns to Carry Out Trump Agenda
Feb 16, 2017, 10:42 am By Marianne Lavelle
A key member of Donald Trump's transition team, David Schnare returns to the agency where he worked…Tribes File Last-Ditch Effort to Block Dakota Pipeline
Feb 15, 2017, 3:12 pm By Nicholas KusnetzThe Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribes, with few avenues left to thwart completion of the…Scientists' Group Launches Website to Help Federal Whistleblowers
Feb 15, 2017, 11:10 am By Nicholas Kusnetz
Fearing an assault on science from the Trump administration, the Union of Concerned Scientists is…Climate Change Concerns Prompt Court to Block Vienna Airport Expansion
Feb 15, 2017, 4:00 am By Bob Berwyn
Citing its accompanying rise in greenhouse gas emissions, an Austrian court says a new runway will…EPA Veterans Mobilize to Defend Agency's Work, Bracing for Trump's Impact
Feb 15, 2017, 3:00 am By Neela Banerjee
Former employees of the Environmental Protection Agency, who typically steer clear of politics, have…Climate Change Has Likely Harmed Nearly Half of Mammal Species, Study Says
Feb 14, 2017, 12:48 pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
The impacts of global warming already affecting species have been widely underestimated, new…Trudeau, Trump Meeting Sidesteps the Countries' Climate Change Agreements
Feb 13, 2017, 4:54 pm By Nicholas KusnetzA year after Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama pledged cooperation on climate goals, Canadian PM's…Australian Heat Wave Raises Concern for Country's New, Sizzling Normal
Feb 13, 2017, 1:24 pm By Bob BerwynTemperatures spiked over 100 degrees in Sydney, bringing extreme heat to the most populated areas of…Heat Waves Scorch the Arctic, Australia, Parts of U.S.
Feb 13, 2017, 1:17 pm By Nicholas Kusnetz
Record-high temperatures spike concerns about climate change's new normal in the melting Arctic and…As Oceans Warm, Marine Life and People Who Depend on It, Struggle to Adapt
Feb 13, 2017, 5:00 am By Nicholas Kusnetz
Q&A with Malin Pinsky, an ecologist studying how climate change is reshuffling marine species, and…
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