Fossil Fuels

The human toll of carbon emissions will vastly magnify climate change’s economic costs

A decade ago, 40 percent of the country’s electricity was generated with coal

Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution

The Dutch verdict is the first to compel a private company, rather than a government, to curb greenhouse gases

An analysis of the fossil fuel company’s documents also found it tried to downplay the dangers of climate change

An ongoing buildout of coal-fired power plants is one big reason

A massive coal plant, demolished in December, was a linchpin of the Navajo and Hopi economies for nearly 50 years

Charging stations will need to become as common as gas stations

The state aims to reduce natural gas use for home heating and hot water as part of its bid to lower emissions

New rollbacks could make controlling fugitive emissions from oil and gas infrastructure even harder

Oil and gas producers in Europe commit to reporting emissions, but major U.S. firms do not

As other oil majors have committed to net-zero emissions goals and invested in renewables, Exxon plans to increase drilling