First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
The nation’s main office for protecting Americans from harmful chemicals is welcoming its fourth prominent industry insider since President Trump took office, adding to an administration full of former lobbyists and corporate executives who are making environmental policy.
American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.
The U.S.-based Heartland Institute, a leading force in climate science denial, has spent the past year cultivating ties with right-wing parties across the UK and Europe in an effort to weaken climate regulations and promote fossil fuel interests.
The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said.
A surge of planned data centers in western Pennsylvania is driving proposals for massive new gas-fired power plants, raising alarms among residents and scientists who warn that expanded fracking will worsen air and water pollution and threaten public health.
A sweeping new UN report says only a fundamental global shift away from fossil fuels and destructive resource use can prevent catastrophic climate impacts—while delivering trillions in economic benefits within decades.
After the Navajo Nation successfully halted a hydropower proposal on Black Mesa, the Trump administration is pushing to roll back a federal policy that requires tribal consent for such projects.
Some executives hoped a low-conflict strategy and assistance from GOP moderates would help them survive the president's second term. Then Trump went to war.
