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These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
Plugging methane leaks could open up thousands of jobs in Texas
Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass
Satellites traced super methane plumes to Turkmenistan’s gas fields
Our bottled water habit stands in the way of universal clean drinking water
Some ‘recycled’ product claims are mostly garbage
To lower food emissions, consider what your dinner ate
BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals
China’s decision to reduce coal-powered heating may have saved 23,000 lives
Why we shouldn’t get too excited about bioplastics
An oil spill on this fuel-rich coast could be a supply chain catastrophe
EPA updates emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles for the first time in 20 years
Despite fiery debate, Biden isn’t banning gas stoves in the US
4 ways Exxon predicted climate change, but still denied it
How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you save cash and energy
Renewable energy is climbing in the US, but so are our emissions—here’s why
Gas stoves could be making thousands of children in America sick
The hard truth of building clean solar farms
Companies pledge to reduce plastic waste, but the burden falls to you
3 of the biggest climate decisions from COP27
What new mining projects could mean for Alaskan salmon
Some climate activists aren’t suing over the future—they are taking aim at the present
How Google Search is helping ‘greenwash’ oil companies
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?
California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars
Hawaii’s only coal plant will shut down for good in September
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