With Trump’s budget knife still poised over NOAA’s climate research operations, international researchers see a reduced role for the nation that pioneered CO2 measurement.

By Marianne Lavelle

This fall, when the World Meteorological Organization confirmed the grim news—a record 3.5 parts per million annual increase in the global concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere—there was a somber, unspoken backstory.

Global Scientists Anticipate Less Reliance on the US in Future Carbon Monitoring

Dominion Energy presented the Chesterfield peaker plant as an answer to ensuring grid reliability. Some residents and clean energy advocates disagree.

By Charles Paullin

Dominion Energy’s proposal for a $1.47 billion natural gas plant in Chesterfield County aimed at meeting rising energy demands across the state has been approved by the State Corporation Commission.

Virginia Regulators Approve First New Gas Plant Since Passage of Clean Economy Act

The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.

By Dana Drugmand

Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years have brought a new lawsuit against major oil and gas companies—the first of its kind aiming to hold Big Oil responsible for climate-related spikes in insurance costs.

Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates