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The 2022 midterm elections could shake the course of environmental action in the US
European Union sets goal to block sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
Highway and traffic pollution could be connected to low birthweight
Global carbon emissions will peak in 2025, international agency estimates
Stronger pollution protections mean focusing on specific communities
Pumping carbon dioxide waste to rooftop gardens boosts crop yields
Global CO2 emissions grew by less than a percent this year thanks to renewables
Gas leaks into the Baltic Sea from Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines
Europe’s energy crisis could shut down the Large Hadron Collider
Phase out fossil fuels now to avoid a devastating global health crisis, WHO warns
Is ‘cloud seeding’ actually helping fight drought?
Hawaii’s only coal plant will shut down for good in September
California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars
When an environmental activist needed allies to fight a polluting petrochemical plant, she turned to Vietnamese shrimpers
This solar tower makes jet fuel from sunbeams, water, and gas
The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling may spell doom for US climate goals
Gas appliances could be leaking up to 21 hazardous pollutants in your home
Why China just can’t seem to quit coal
States and tribes could soon regain the power to fight against projects that pollute
A protein-filled cotton sheet can filter carbon emissions
There’s more carbon dioxide in the air than ever before in human history
Illegal oil refining has cost Nigerians their lives and environment for decades
The EU is struggling to phase out Russian oil and gas
The war in Ukraine puts new urgency behind Europe’s nuclear energy transition
What the bans on Russian fossil fuels actually mean
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve only covers a fraction of US energy demands
What a key natural-gas pipeline has to do with the Russia-Ukraine crisis
Hitting Biden’s greenhouse goals could save billions in health-related costs
A federal judge has blocked Biden’s controversial oil and gas leases
Coal and transportation fueled a surge in US carbon emissions last year
Even coal miners want Build Back Better to pass
This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns
The new infrastructure bill will fund pollution cleanup. But will it hold polluters accountable?
Yemen’s defunct oil tanker could set off a public health crisis
The oil and gas industry knew about climate change in the 1950s
Plastic production is a fossil fuel problem
What we know—and don’t know—about the Huntington Beach oil spill
How to tell if your sustainable investments really are good for the planet
To prevent catastrophic global warming, we need to leave fossils fuels in the ground
Oil-eating bacteria can survive in frigid Canadian waters
Methane is the greenhouse gas we can no longer afford to ignore
The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy
Videos show a surreal ‘eye of fire’ in the Gulf of Mexico after gas pipeline ruptures at sea
Scott Pruitt wants to roll back the EPA’s requirements for clean vehicles. It’s going to be a fight.
Keystone XL is officially dead
Millions of acres in the Arctic refuge are off limits to drilling—for now
Why The Paris Climate Agreement Can’t Save The Planet
Affordable driverless cars could curb public transit
Louisiana is making bold climate goals, but still wants its fossil fuels
Arctic Report: How This Small Fishing Village Turned Into a Fossil Fuel Boomtown
Chevron just got hit with an official greenwashing complaint. Here’s what that means.
Even with international protections, the Galápagos Islands are becoming more vulnerable to humans
Ancient forests that power the modern world
Keystone Pipeline spills 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota wetlands
Trump tweets his support for permanently funding a beloved conservation program
Three ways environmentally conscious countries can conquer the fossil fuel industry
Plastics are hurting the planet in another unexpected way
Thomas Midgley, Jr. may have been the most environmentally disastrous person of all time
Game of Thrones isn’t a fantasy, it’s a warning
Flying cars will only be eco-friendly if we use them right
Coal ash, earthquakes, and other hazards posed by fossil fuels
The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost
Canadians found a safer way to transport oil and, yes, it looks like a hockey puck
Activists have shut down two major fossil fuel pipelines—at least for now
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