EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Biodiversity credits shouldn’t copy the carbon market playbook
An op-ed argues biodiversity credits should be judged by how continuously and independently a claim can be verified, because a hectare of mangrove is not interchangeable with a hectare of grassland.
In Peru’s high Andes, restoring ancient ecosystems could help protect water security
Hydrologists remain divided over whether the approach can be replicated at the scale Peru's water crisis demands.
We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate...
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.
Appeals court rules the constitution guarantees no right to clean water
A dissenting judge compared the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis to Flint's
Private jets use 7 percent of airspace but pay under 0.6 percent of aviation...
The Institute for Policy Studies also counts more than $1.13 billion in airport grants that may mainly benefit private jets, as a provision in the ALERT Act draws opposition over state tax enforcement.
Organic Beef Has a Larger Carbon Footprint Than Feedlot Beef
But no matter the way it’s raised, beef comes with a steep climate cost.
Flood-damaged Nepal wants help from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund – but...
Getting Loss and Damage Fund money would be worth a lot more than the $20 million Nepal is asking for. The foreign minister calls it a demand for justice and ‘legal and moral liability.
Insurance firms help flooding victims mop up. They also make flooding worse
Major insurers are fuelling the climate crisis while benefiting from a scheme that helps cover their flood losses