Fossil Fuels

The large utility PacifiCorp is studying the viability of turning five fossil-fuel plants into nuclear-energy-and-storage facilities

The Garden State is one of two dozen local governments suing oil and gas companies for allegedly lying to consumers and contributing to global warming

A proposed 1.5-megawatt nuclear facility will supplement power from a decades-old coal plant that powers one of the nation’s most strategic air bases

Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability will take energy industry donations, which will warp priorities and research agendas

Researchers are rushing to calculate the greenhouse-gas emissions resulting from mysterious leaks in major gas pipelines that connect Russia to Europe

A new fossil-fuel tracker tallies global oil, gas, and coal reserves and projects to show how current production could drive the world above the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling and legislative hurdles will make it difficult to reach President Biden’s pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon capture and storage technology, low-carbon fuels and state energy policies are all avenues the EPA could pursue to rein in greenhouse gases

The agency can still impose stronger limits on other air pollutants that coal plants produce, which could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine is testing Western leaders’ promises to phase out natural gas financing abroad

The International Energy Agency projects that spending on renewables in 2022 will exceed the record $440 billion invested last year

Department of Energy researchers say gasoline might have to be substituted with biofuels to ensure that climate targets are achieved