stLouISTTrue costs: How the oil industry cast climate policy as an economic burden
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
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As Russia attacks Ukraine, experts weigh European ‘renaissance’ for nuclear energy
Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas?
Texas pledged access for non-English speakers to environmental documents and meetings. The rollout has been riddled with issues.
Environmental regulators are "trying to do the bare minimum by throwing something through Google Translate,” one advocate said.
The little-known open-source community behind the government’s new environmental justice tool
Inside the White House’s unpublicized experiment in open governance.
The deadly acid refineries are reluctant to quit
Hydrofluoric acid can form a deadly cloud of gas that can travel for miles.
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
Human rights advocates faced hundreds of attacks last year. Opposition to mining was most dangerous.
California offers $100 million for tribes to buy back their land. It won’t go far.
“Let’s face it, this is California: $100 million goes nowhere.”
The country’s largest potash mine is coming to Michigan. Here’s why locals are worried.
The war in Ukraine has the U.S. looking for fertilizer at home. But at what cost?
The climate case for seizing superyachts, Russian and otherwise
Oligarchs' superyachts emit more carbon than some Pacific Island nations.
‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it’s fossil fuels or our future
Climate panel calls for "rapid and deep" transition away from fossil fuels.
How the US government left Lake Charles in limbo after Hurricanes Laura and Delta
The Louisiana city’s stalled hurricane recovery reveals the limits of federal disaster policy.
Rappahannock Tribe gets 465 acres of land back on the Chesapeake Bay
The return of the land is "a historic victory for conservation and racial justice."
Can FEMA fix its unfair flood insurance system? We’re about to find out.
Flood insurance gets a 21st Century update.
Biden administration lines up $3 billion so low-income families can retrofit their homes
The move will affect nearly a half million households and lower greenhouse gas emissions
Underwater permafrost is a big, gassy wild card for the climate
You’ve probably heard of permafrost, the frozen carbon-rich land. But it’s also thawing under the sea, burping up planet-warming gases.
Deaths have spiked in this polluted port community. COVID is only part of the story.
Wilmington, California, has experienced hundreds more deaths than it does on average. Power, pollution, and poverty all play a role.
How a California port community embodies the deadly link between pollution and gun violence
Hundreds of people have been shot and killed in the industrial corridors of Wilmington, California.
After decades of missed targets, Canada finally has a climate roadmap
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan sets a path to decarbonize transportation, the oil and gas sector, and more.
Beyond the line: How an all-electric bus rapid transit system is transforming Indianapolis
Combatting the climate crisis is going to require rethinking how Americans move.
Can the world overshoot its climate targets — and then fix it later?
Policymakers seem to be banking on it. But irreversible climate impacts could get in the way.