U.S. policies and military actions have raised anxieties, as well as hopes of a faster transition away from fossil fuels.

By Bob Berwyn

The United States did not send a federal government delegation to the latest round of high-level global climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, but the current administration’s foreign and economic policy nevertheless partly shaped the talks, stirring both fear and hope.

United Nations Climate Talks in Bonn Marked by ‘Sidestepping and Stalling’

The settlement requires the quarry to set buffer zones around houses or buildings, notify residents before blasting and stop operating at night or on Sundays.

By Dennis Pillion

Residents of the small north Alabama community of Belle Mina are breathing easier after reaching a settlement with a limestone quarry they say was disrupting their homes and places of worship.

Alabama Limestone Quarry Settles Lawsuit Over Dust, Noise

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stops short of fulfilling the Trump administration’s wishes but puts regional grid operators on a “short leash.”

By Lisa Sorg, Charles Paullin

The nation’s electric grid is stressed out.

Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers