State regulators raise doubts about natural gas flaring permits but rarely reject them. Advocates for reform say the permit process is a “rubber stamp” and that...
Led by the EU, some nations are pushing for binding provisions to restrain and reduce the consumption and production of plastics. The U.S. has staked out...
Every year, farmers in South Florida set fire to more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields pre-harvest, creating a “black snow” of ash and soot that...
We look at state electricity rates, the “15-cent rule,” and what it means for solar. By Dan Gearino About 5 percent of U.S. households have rooftop...
As new areas become suitable for planting, researchers predict that vast swaths of biodiversity will be at risk, particularly in northern regions and the tropics. By...
Sen. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, joins a call for a national GAO investigation into a problem that could fall to taxpayers to solve. By James...
The natural gas industry answers with its own reviews of research, finding a lack of evidence to establish a clear link between fracking and negative health...
The Florida Republican was the home builders’ top recipient of campaign contributions in the Senate last year. His proposal takes up a key industry agenda item....
Democratic leaders, tribes and environmentalists say the increased delivery of Canadian gas to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California would jeopardize state and national emissions reduction targets....
An obscure but far-reaching system allowing corporations to sue governments is being “weaponized” by the fossil fuel and mining industries, according to a new U.N. report,...