Epic drought tests Hoover Dam as water levels in Lake Mead plummet
Hoover Dam has helped store Colorado River water since 1935, but reservoir levels are nearing the lowest point since Lake Mead was filled.
BlackRock goes against BP board in climate resolution vote
The world’s biggest asset manager and top BP (BP.L) investor BlackRock (BLK.N) said on Friday it had backed a shareholder resolution calling for faster climate...
Big setbacks propel oil giants toward a ‘tipping point’
A surprising mix of environmentalists, pension fund managers and big money investors have scored startling victories against oil and coal, opening new battle fronts in...
Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years
Contamination from an ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, came from some of the world’s largest agricultural companies
‘Black Wednesday’ for big oil as courtrooms and boardrooms turn on industry
The world’s patience with the fossil fuel industry is wearing thin. This was the stark message delivered to major international oil companies this week in...
Erosion Threatens Region’s Coastal Communities
Just below Suhail Vélez’s balcony, the sea breaks on the shore in small, foamy bursts. As night falls in Caguabo, a neighborhood in the western...
Flights v flamingos: can Barcelona wildlife reserve survive airport expansion?
Billion-dollar development threatens the future of one of the western Mediterranean’s most important wetlands
Genetically modified salmon head to US dinner plates
NDIANAPOLIS -- The inaugural harvest of genetically modified salmon began this week after the pandemic delayed the sale of the first such altered animal to...