Climate Change

Government Shutdown Could Delay Climate Action

EPA rules on clean cars, power plants and methane could face delays if there is a federal government shutdown because of budget turmoil in Congress

Jean Chemnick and E&E News

Fossil Fuels

EPA’s Critics Recycle Nonsense about Cost to Cut Pollution

For decades industry has claimed that curbing pollution costs too much, but the reality has proven otherwise. Here we go again, this time on power plant carbon emissions

David Hawkins | Opinion

Natural Disasters

Congressional Budget Turmoil Stops FEMA from Doling out $8 Billion

Puerto Rico will be hit hardest by spending restrictions set by FEMA as disaster funding runs short. More than $2 billion is expected to be withheld from the island, which is still reeling from past hurricanes...

Thomas Frank and E&E News

Climate Change

Classifying Heat Waves Will Help People Better Understand Their Dangers

Climate change is making heat waves stronger and longer. Naming and ranking them like we do with hurricanes will make governments, companies and people take hot days more seriously...

Gina Jiménez | Opinion

Climate Change

U.S. Heat Deaths Will Soar as the Climate Crisis Worsens

With three degrees Celsius of warming, U.S. deaths during extreme temperatures could reach 63,000 a year, researchers calculate

Meghan Bartels