Emissions

Youth-led climate change lawsuit against Montana will be heard next year in landmark first

A landmark trial against the state of Montana will move forward, with proceedings set to begin on Feb. 6, 2023, the Western Environmental Law Center announced on Monday. Sixteen youth plaintiffs …

Tue Feb 8, 2022

'Capitalism without compensation': Biden seeks reform of 'exploitative' meat and poultry industry

On Monday, President Joe Biden hosted a virtual discussion alongside Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss plans to overhaul the meat and poultry industry. …

Tue Jan 4, 2022

Last year marked the first time renewables surpassed coal as the U.S.'s second-biggest power source

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) found that renewables generated 21% of all electricity in the country for 2020. Renewables like biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind accounted for 834 …

Tue Dec 28, 2021

New EPA regulations for EVs and hybrids part of a long process to reach net zero

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the finalization of regulations that would boost the current fleet of environmentally friendlier vehicles, resulting in 17% of cars on the road …

Wed Dec 22, 2021

‘Weasel words’ flood a congressional hearing on fossil fuel company disinformation

The top executives running Exxon Mobil, Shell Oil, BP America, and Chevron came before Congress for the first time Thursday to face an onslaught of questions—and heaps of criticism—about their …

Thu Oct 28, 2021

Democrats reverse Trump sabotage of President Obama's controls on methane emissions

While his failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic will forever seal Donald Trump’s legacy of disregard toward the health and safety of the American people, many of his administration’s …

Sun May 2, 2021