The justices are considering whether states and localities can try to hold oil companies responsible for damages from climate change. If Boulder, Colorado, wins, the companies could owe enormous sums.
Like many communities around the country, Upper Burrell is facing the prospect of a big, power-hungry neighbor that many of its residents say they don’t want.
AI in fossil fuel production is helping companies find oil, improve drilling and increase efficiency, raising concerns about additional global emissions.
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
Sales of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks hit a high in the first half of 2026, mostly thanks to China. Diesel prices are set to keep the momentum going.
Weakened US fuel-efficiency rules and promises of cheaper cars could yet see drivers pay higher running costs while increasing planet-heating emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back greenhouse gas emission requirements for U.S. power plants, which the agency said will save $310 billion, in a press release earlier this month.
California regulators broke state environmental laws by allowing polluters to buy clean fuel credits from large farms that are extracting gas from manure, a policy that harms poor communities and perverts the state’s clean air program, four advocacy groups allege in a lawsuit.
