The beginning of the end for oil?
No matter how this pandemic finally plays out, the post-Covid-19 world is bound to have a very different look from the pre-pandemic one and energy use is likely to be among the areas most affected by the transformations underway.
Environmental activists halt Mountain Valley pipeline construction
The temporary construction comes as activists across the state are ramping up pressure to block the pipeline.
Why the USDA is being sued—again
The USDA is facing lawsuits for shirking its responsibility to protect birds from animal welfare violations.
Biden admin plans major offshore wind expansion
“This is reliable, clean, renewable energy that can help support our country as we go on and provide a good future for our kids.”
Four environmental fights on the 2020 ballot
Across the country, voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies, and renewable energy standards.
Biden continues drilling boom on public lands despite campaign pledge, analysis shows
“The reality is that in the battle between the oil industry and Biden, the industry is winning.”
Could rights of nature laws help save endangered orcas?
In the face of the climate crisis imperiling endangered species, some activists and governments are turning to a radical, rights-based approach to protect nature.
UN report finds world leaders fall short of meeting Paris Agreement goal
They have so far continued to make choices that push them further away from targets they agreed upon five years ago to protect the climate and their citizens.
Biden announces $2 trillion climate and green recovery plan
Biden's sweeping proposals would put an end to all greenhouse gas emissions spewed by U.S. power plants by 2035. It would also ban fracking on public lands.
Nine senators ask federal regulator whether it will ban betting on wildfires
Polymarket took more than $1.2 million in bets on the Palisades and Eaton fires, and the US Forest Service says systems tying money to fire outcomes risk encouraging arson.