Monday, July 13, 2026

‘That’s the way it is’: Trump’s dismissal of Hurricane Laura and climate crisis echoes...

“There's still many things that we can save, but that's going to require action and that action is going to have to happen soon.”
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The end of oil? Pandemic adds to fossil fuel glut, but COVID-19 relief money...

“The pandemic has taken essentially every weakness that already existed in the oil industry and then made each of them much, much worse..."

Trump admin proposes drilling for oil and gas in national forests

The new rule would allow drilling without public review or environmental reviews that would analyze the impact of industrial actions.

Thousands of pollution monitoring exemptions made to oil and gas industry amid pandemic

“It’s like saying, ‘We’re going to remove the radar guns and remove speedometers, but you still have to comply with the speed limit. That doesn’t make sense.”

Tribes and environmental groups sue Trump administration to preserve clean water protections

The administration’s latest attempt to undermine the Clean Water Act would jeopardize tribal and state rights to protect their water quality

Despite poll showing aggressive climate action a winning issue, Biden boasts ‘I am not...

In response to Trump’s claims Biden would ban fracking, the Democratic presidential nominee assured a crowd in Pennsylvania that he will not do away with the practice.

A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura’s damage in...

While the full health impacts of the fire weren’t immediately known, a storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers like myself have warned the petrochemical industry about for decades.

California approves massive electric vehicle charging program across Southern California

"This program marks the largest single program for any utility in the nation, a major win for clean air and healthier communities."

Senate Dems share new climate report disappointing green groups and climate activists

“The report fails to address the vital need to end the extraction, processing, and burning of fossil fuels, and instead sees a future for fossil fuels tied to the false promise of carbon capture.”

U.S. Plastics Pact vows to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2025

“The results from the U.S. Plastics Pact’s efforts to advance packaging, improve recycling, and reduce plastic waste will benefit the entire system and all materials.”