The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate. By ICN Staff In 2023, clean...
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen. By...
The Dubai climate summit showed how fossil fuel companies and their allied politicians captured the UN process. Decades of obstruction have gridlocked efforts to cut greenhouse...
A hatchery in Cape Town breeds birds for release in a newly established sanctuary for penguins 146 miles east, where a few early signs suggest the...
Nearby residents and environmental activists complained to state regulators without redress. Alabama officials initially fined the company, but now they’ve signaled a green light ahead. By...
Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation leases.” But where wildlife advocates see hope, energy and ranching interests fear an attack...
A long standing pattern of letting livestock producers off the hook continues, even as billions pour into the industry. By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna Anyone feeling...
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly...
Only after an underground landfill fire did regulators begin stepping up environmental enforcement. Will it be enough to stop the next disaster? By Lee Hedgepeth After...
At the recent Cop28 climate talks in Dubai, hordes of Sudanese workers in blue jackets and lanyards helped guide lost delegates around the sprawling venue. But,...