
Court Scuttles Rule Cutting Potent Greenhouse Gas
The decision makes efforts to cut hydrofluorocarbons more difficult both in the U.S. and globally
The decision makes efforts to cut hydrofluorocarbons more difficult both in the U.S. and globally
Understanding these sinks and how they function is critical for calculating the world’s carbon budget
10 percent of electricity generated in the country in March came from these renewables
U.S. coal use has steadily declined since it peaked a decade ago
The law may promote resiliency to warming by protecting habitats and natural systems
Though the outlook does not factor in any policies from the incoming fossil fuel-friendly Trump administration
The president-elect will likely start rolling back eight years of Obama administration climate regulations and restrictions on coal, oil and gas development
Although final totals are not quite in, estimates indicate more solar capacity was added in 2016 than for its rivals
In the famous “Oops!” moment that helped scuttle his presidential run, Perry forgot the name of Energy Department
If approved by the Senate, Cathy McMorris Rogers would oversee energy resource development on public lands
Offshore wind is one of the nation’s largest untapped energy sources
There's been more than a 1,000 percent increase in the nation's oil exports since 2009
Departments like the EPA and NASA could see a dramatic shift in their funding and priorities
Researchers have successfully turned carbon dioxide into solid rock by injecting it into ancient lava flows
Sewage and wastewater treatment plants are an overlooked source of fossil fuel-related CO2 emissions, study says
Floridians will decide on a contentious solar energy measure, and Washington may pass the country’s first carbon tax
Carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas–fired power plants will be 10 percent greater than emissions from coal-fired plants in 2016
Blazes have reportedly risen 500 percent on public lands since the late 1970s
The Environmental Protection Agency declares that jet exhaust endangers public health by contributing to climate change
CO2, sent deep belowground, crystalized onto basaltic rock, never to rise again
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