At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels
The Biden administration faces increasing international and domestic political pressure to endorse near-term cuts in coal, oil and natural gas.
By Marianne Lavelle
Politics & Policy
The political dramas and policy choices that are shaping the global response to the existential threat of climate change.
“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark
By Sam Schramski and Cícero Pedrosa Neto
Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products
By Victoria St. Martin
The EU Overhauls Its Law Covering Environmental Crimes, Banning Specific Acts and Increasing Penalties
By Katie Surma
Fulcrum Bioenergy, Aiming to Produce ‘Net-Zero’ Jet Fuel From Plastic Waste, Hits Heavy Turbulence
By James Bruggers
Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?
By Phil McKenna and Peter Aldhous
New Research Makes it Harder to Kick The Climate Can Down the Road from COP28
By Bob Berwyn
US Regions Will Suffer a Stunning Variety of Climate-Caused Disasters, Report Finds
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Lee Hedgepeth, Amy Green, Phil McKenna, Dylan Baddour, Aydali Campa, Wyatt Myskow, Marianne Lavelle and Kristoffer Tigue
Can US, China Climate Talks Spur Progress at COP28?
By Bob Berwyn, Phil McKenna and Nicholas Kusnetz
Report Charts Climate Change’s Growing Impact in the US, While Stressing Benefits of Action
By Marianne Lavelle, Katie Surma, Kiley Price, Nicholas Kusnetz
This Week in Nairobi, Nations Gather for a Third Round of Talks on an International Plastics Treaty, Focusing on Its Scope and Ambition
By James Bruggers
A Train Derailment Spilled Toxic Chemicals in her Ohio Town. Then She Ran for Mayor
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
With Democrats Back in Control of Virginia’s General Assembly, Environmentalists See a Narrow Path Forward for Climate Policy
By Hannah Chanatry
Baltimore City, Maryland Department of the Environment Settle Lawsuits Over City-Operated Sewage Treatment Plants
By Aman Azhar
How Midwest Landowners Helped to Derail One of the Biggest CO2 Pipelines Ever Proposed
By Kristoffer Tigue
Q&A: The League of Conservation Voters’ Take on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Voting Record: ‘Appalling’
Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth”
Deep Rifts at UN Loss and Damage Talks Cast a Shadow on Upcoming Climate Conference
By Bob Berwyn
New Study Warns of an Imminent Spike of Planetary Warming and Deepens Divides Among Climate Scientists
By Bob Berwyn
