Trump officials begin review of Obama emissions standards for cars.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 2. (Pablo Martinez...
Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to climate change, study claims.
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Rising temperatures and the resultant stress on India’s agricultural sector may have contributed to increase in suicides over the past 30 years, research...
Scientists just debunked one of the biggest arguments against fuel economy standards for cars.
A woman refuels her car in Robinson Township, Pa., in July 2015. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)As the Trump administration considers a rollback of strict...
Vermont conservation officials push lawmakers for carbon tax.
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Big, young power plants are closing. Is it a new trend?
San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico could close in 2022, or three decades earlier than anticipated. Photo by Doc Searls, courtesy of Wikipedia.
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Oklahoma’s largest earthquake linked to oil and gas industry actions 3 years earlier, study...
The strongest earthquake in Oklahoma's history likely was caused by oil and gas operators injecting vastly increased amounts of toxic wastewater underground three years...
Colorado's GOP gubernatorial hopefuls hit Hickenlooper with blizzard of criticism over climate order.
Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Thursday, July 28, 2016, in this...
Ecuador risks Opec split by increasing oil output.
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Move represents a tiny proportion of world production, but could embolden others to rethink their commitment to cuts
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Oil extraction in Ecuador’s Yasuní national park...
Even China is tackling climate change, while US takes a back seat.
Less than a decade ago, China appeared to be the biggest barrier to tackling global environmental issues like climate change, steadfastly refusing to compromise...
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