New Mexico hearing begins for next round of oil, gas rules
New Mexico is now the nation’s second largest oil producing state, and environmental officials say more needs to be done to rein in pollution from...
Methane fee collides with EPA rules. ‘It’s very unusual’
Methane emissions are in the crosshairs of Democratic climate politics like never before, creating the prospects of a collision between the oil and gas industry...
How to talk about climate change across the political divide
Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian, has written a book that lays out strategies for discussing the climate crisis in a divided country.
Congress is debating its biggest climate change bill ever. Here’s what’s at stake
President Biden’s ambitious climate change plan could soon become a reality, if Democrats in Congress succeed in passing a $3.5 trillion budget package. But first...
Congress must take action on climate change
For too long, naysayers have been allowed to dispute the need for climate action by arguing that the science is unsettled. It is a tactic...
The rate of global warming during next 25 years could be double what it was in the previous 50, a renowned climate scientist warns
Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen urged Congress decades ago to act on climate change. Now he says he expects reduced aerosol pollution to lead...
“Intensity targets” planned to reduce carbon pollution by Colorado drillers
Colorado must cut carbon emissions from oil and gas by 60% and has proposed untested “intensity target” regulations to get the job done.
Sea-level rise becoming a hazard for suburban South Florida neighborhoods far from ocean
Neighborhoods 20 miles inland are starting to feel the impact, as the Atlantic Ocean’s higher elevation makes it harder for drainage canals to keep them...