What could dwarf Chevron's biggest-ever profits of $35.5 billion in 2022 — besides the mounting costs of climate-fueled disasters, of course? You guessed it: ExxonMobil's 2022 profits. Exxon cleared a net profit
The EPA invoked its rarely-used authority under the Clean Water Act to block the proposed Pebble Mine near the headwaters of Alaska's remote Bristol Bay watershed on Tuesday. The agency's final determination
Renewable energy generation overtook methane gas, limited coal's resurgence, and helped Europe save more than 10 billion euros in gas costs, a report from Ember finds. Renewables produced 22% of EU electricity
The Biden administration is preparing to effectively approve a scaled-down version of a major oil drilling operation proposed on Alaska's North Slope. ConocoPhillips’ Willow project is seeking to drill in five locations
It would be cheaper to build new renewable energy capacity than it is to continue operating nearly every existing coal plant in the U.S., a new report from Energy Innovation finds. Of
New Mexico officials are investigating a methane cloud apparently released by oil and gas operations in the state's Permian oil and gas fields, Bloomberg reports. The methane gas, first discovered by a
Utility companies have cut off customers' electricity an estimated 4.2 million times during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity, BailoutWatch, and the Energy and Policy Institute
The recent increase in public awareness over the health dangers posed by gas stoves has left many renters, including those living in public housing, worried about the harms of air pollution released
An offshore oil company abandoned Filipino workers in inadequate bunkhouses as climate-fueled Hurricane Ida slammed into southeast Louisiana in August 2021, 10 employees allege in a lawsuit. “I could not think of
Google helped Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire spread climate disinformation online by selling the outlet millions of dollars of advertising, revealed a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. By selling
Sitting in traffic can feel like it's breaking your brain, but a recent study indicates exposure to traffic pollution is actually changing the way brains function. The research, published in Environmental Health
The Biden administration on Thursday took action effectively blocking a proposed copper mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. The order signed by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland blocks
Clean energy investments hit $1.1 trillion in 2022, roughly matching fossil fuels investment for the first time ever, according to a BloombergNEF analysis released Thursday. Clean energy investments, which include investments in
The U.S. could zero out climate pollution from the transportation sector while also reducing lithium demand by reducing the car-centricity of its transportation system, a new report from the Climate and Community
Water quality testing in and around Lourisiana's infamous "Cancer Alley'' revealed levels of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," as high as 268 times the EPA's interim limit for safe levels in
The Biden administration on Wednesday restored protections against roads and logging across more than half of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Known for its bountiful salmon and breathtaking fjords, the massive trees of
Even as inflation is slowing across the economy, electricity prices remain high as methane gas exports shrink supplies and increase prices of the fossil fuel burned to generate a plurality of American
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight on Tuesday — the closest the metaphoric clock has ever been to the apocalyptic hour. Originally conceived as
Brazilian law enforcement officials identified Ruben Dario da Silva Villar, an alleged illegal fishing trafficker and gang leader, as the mastermind behind the murders of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist
Multiple reports highlight the need for strategic planning and investment in U.S. offshore wind energy resources. The U.S. could waste as much as $20 billion if it fails to strategically plan how
Dramatically expanding rooftop solar and battery storage is necessary for Puerto Rico to meet its renewable energy goals and doing so would make its grid more reliable, resilient, and affordable, a new
Montanans are working to alleviate the impact of the region's climate-fueled drought by building faux beaver dams, and they're hoping to attract beavers back to the region in the process, Yale Climate
A federal safety watchdog is calling for expanding the distance from a methane gas pipeline that is considered "safe." The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) — which has authority over
With methane gas heating bills projected to be 28% higher than last winter, "wood banks" have become increasingly critical sources of heating fuel for people living on low- and fixed-incomes, the Guardian
Recent revelations about the extent and precision of Exxon's understanding of the global climate crisis its product causes may have increased its legal jeopardy, with the oil and gas major facing dozens
The recent deaths of a mother and her son in a polar bear attack in Wales, Alaska, are raising concerns about the impacts of climate change on polar bear populations, with melting
As California's parade of storms comes to an end, the recovery from its devastation and reckoning with future, likely more extreme, deluges begins. President Biden surveyed the devastation on Thursday after expanding
Climate denial, "delayism," and pro-fossil fuels messages are making a "stark comeback" across social media platforms, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. The report's findings reveal
The Ugandan government approved a construction application for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline on Monday. The controversial pipeline would transport oil nearly 900 miles from Ugandan oilfields to a port on
The author of a 2013 study being touted by the methane gas industry and its allies during the recent uproar over the suggested possibility of gas stoves regulation says his research is
Police shot and killed a protester during a sweep to clear a wooded area outside Atlanta to make way for "Cop City", a new $90 million training facility on Wednesday. Protesters have
The coldest and highest parts of the Greenland ice sheet are warmer than any time in the last 1,000 years. The ice core analysis published Wednesday in Nature reveals temperatures already 1.5°C
U.S. methane gas futures jumped between 5% and 7% Tuesday in response to reports Freeport LNG began receiving methane gas over the weekend and predictions for cold weather across the country. The
Republicans in Virginia are working to block or undo climate action and clean energy development on multiple fronts. For the second consecutive year, Republicans in the commonwealth's legislature seek to undo Virginia's
Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 75 people in the Philippines since Christmas. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced an official "state of calamity" in the southern Misamis Occidental province. The
Two weeks of unrelenting rains in California have killed more people than have died directly from wildfires in the last two years — and the deluge is not over. At least 19
More commuters are choosing e-bikes, saving time, stress and money in the process, NPR reports. "I just really hate driving. The sitting and the being stuck and the waiting is just really
Police forcibly removed the protesters desperately trying to block the demolition of Luetzerath, Germany to make way for a coal mine, including prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday. The last two
Taxpayers in six states could lose more than $700 million because of Republican officials' boycotts of firms that consider environmental, social, and (corporate) governance factors in their investment decisions, a new report
ExxonMobil climate scientists predicted the climatic damage their product would cause with remarkable accuracy, all while the company spent huge sums of money denying and obfuscating the science of climate change, a
The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named Sultan al-Jaber, the CEO of the UAE's state-run oil company, as president of COP28 which will be held in that country in November. "This appointment
More than 800 Amazon employees have petitioned the company to elevate its response to climate change through aid to Pakistan, NBC reports. “Amazon’s success and scale comes with a broad responsibility,” the
California's iconic redwoods may not really mind (and generally benefit from) the repeated deluges of rain pummeling California, snakes — especially those that live or hid underground — certainly do. "Rapidly rising
Massive failures of methane gas- and coal-fired power plants during "Winter Storm Elliott" left PJM — the country's largest grid operator — more than 40 gigawatts short over the Christmas weekend officials
Extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change killed at least 474 people and caused more than $165 billion in damages across the U.S. in 2022, NOAA scientists said Tuesday. The annual billion-dollar
A propane industry group is paying DIY influencers to promote propane and oppose building electrification using funds the GAO has repeatedly warned are not permissible for those purposes, the New York Times
The Biden administration launched a multi-agency effort to decarbonize the transportation sector by 2050 on Tuesday. The first-of-its-kind plan, developed by DOE, DOT, HUD, and EPA, seeks to implement funding from the
The EPA on Tuesday announced $100 million is now available for environmental justice grants, with $30 million available to community-based nonprofits and $70 million available to state, local, and tribal governments. “I
The sixth atmospheric river, of an expected nine, slammed California with even more destruction, and the worst is yet to come. The strongest storm yet — of the barrage responsible for the
U.S. climate pollution increased 1.3% in 2022 over 2021, according to a report issued this morning by the Rhodium Group. The last eight years have been the hottest on record as the
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