Stories by Bobby Magill

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

Getting a handle on the greenhouse gas will help predict the future of global warming

Scientists discover yet more aerosols emanating from oil sands production

Rules would apply to traditional operations as well as fracking

Satellites reveal large quantities of methane dumped into the atmosphere