stLouISTHow a new subsidy for ‘green hydrogen’ could set off a carbon bomb
Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid.
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PG&E cuts thousands of workers ahead of winter wildfire maintenance
The layoffs spell danger for fire season.
The time is right to ban uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. But the Senate needs to hurry.
To get it done this year, senators need to vote by January 3.
An Indian spiritual leader is urging the world to ‘save soil.’ Experts say he’s not helping.
Sadhguru's campaign points to a real problem, but agricultural advocates say his solutions miss the mark.
Wall Street’s biggest names are backing off their climate commitments
Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, announced that it is resigning from a global net-zero initiative.
California’s two largest cities ban plastic foam
San Diego and Los Angeles join hundreds of municipalities nationwide that are phasing out polystyrene.
Putting promises into practice after COP27
While international treaties are essential, climate policies need to be implemented at every level of government.
African countries are tapping their fossil fuel wealth. Why aren’t they getting rich?
The continent's vast oil reserves could spell trouble for the climate — and for Africans.
How Indigenous people are fighting to stop ‘the biggest land grab in history’
At the UN biodiversity conference, Indigenous leaders fight to be included in 30x30 talks.
Could your next car be an e-bike?
Here’s how much cash and carbon you’d save by opting for an electric bike.
The surprising player in the rail strike fight: Fossil fuel companies
The collaboration between coal, oil, and railroads goes back decades.
That empty space next to highways? Put solar panels on it.
Roadside solar fields across the country could power up to 12 million electric vehicles.
EU agrees to ban products linked to deforestation
The new rules will impose strict checks on imported goods, from coffee to chocolate to beef.
The world agreed to a global plastics treaty. Now comes the hard part.
Negotiators have little to show after a week of meetings in Uruguay.
Democrats make last-ditch effort to pass Joe Manchin’s energy permitting bill
The legislation would make it easier to ramp up production of green energy — and fossil fuels.
A tiny Wisconsin town tried to stop pollution from factory farms. Then it got sued.
"This is standard operating procedure for the Big Ag boys."
Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution
Proposed legislation would limit plastic production and restrict new petrochemical facilities.
Salton Sea public health disaster gets a $250 million ‘shot in the arm’
The Interior Department announced new funding to restore a shrinking lake — if California saves more water.
Pawpaws, America’s latest fruit craze, are being threatened by climate change
Everyone wants a piece of the lovingly nicknamed "Appalachian banana.” Can the species survive warming temperatures?
The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion
That’s 42 percent higher than the 10-year average.