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The proposed reversal has raised alarm bells with environmentalists.
A United States district judge dismissed a New York City lawsuit Thursday that would have held oil companies responsible for climate change.
Ethiopia and Eritrea enter a new era, Ireland makes a big climate change move, and a sock scandal strikes the Department of the Interior chief.
There is no way to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement if California continues extracting oil and gas unabated.
Conservationists believe Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may be even more dangerous than his predecessor.
The former coal lobbyist is likely to continue with the Trump administration's efforts to roll back environmental oversight, but with far fewer scandals than his predecessor.
The lawsuit names 21 defendants, including ExxonMobil, BP, and Shell.
In a letter, California elected officials praised Governor Jerry Brown's leadership on climate change, but asked for bolder action on oil and gas.
But even as environmentalists celebrate the decommissioning of Platform Holly, they remind state officials and residents that California remains an oil state.
But getting there will require investment in better energy storage technologies.
A leaked budget proposal from the White House cuts funding to renewable energy research programs by 72 percent.
Armed with potent propaganda, House Republicans are targeting the environmental movement over alleged Kremlin ties.
A new report authored by the Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee lays out the barriers to a transition to renewable energy.
The Department of the Interior's sage grouse review is a big win for fossil fuel interests.
The University of California–Santa Barbara chancellor came out in support of fossil fuel divestment after students camped out in the administration building for 74 hours.
An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.
The federal government's new moratorium on mining leases is just one of many setbacks for Big Coal.
Climate activists hope the city's actions could inspire a broader movement.
On Wednesday at COP21, divestment was king, as California touted its success, and Bill McKibben announced a major shift in global capital away from carbon.
At COP21, the UNFCCC will take the findings of the IPCC, assess the INDCs of 195 signatory countries, and help LDCs limit their GHGs. Here is what all of that means.
The Archdiocese of Chicago is acting on the pope’s environmental message.
A should-do list for the president's three-day trip to Alaska.
Burning gasoline and coal is bad news for archaeologists and forensic scientists alike.