Fossil Fuels
New EPA Rules Would Slash Power Plant Emissions
The EPA has announced new draft rules that would require power plants that burn fossil fuels to capture 90 percent of their climate-warming emissions
Stories by Jean Chemnick
Pollution
Biden Marks Earth Day with New Environmental Justice Orders
The president is creating an Office of Environmental Justice and expanding federal protections for communities that have been historically overburdened by pollution
Fossil Fuels
Electric Car Production Will Accelerate after EPA’s Historic Tailpipe Emissions Rules
Aggressive restrictions will affect carbon, smog and soot emissions from compact cars all the way up to long-haul trucks
Climate Change
Scientists Just Warned We Need to Cut Emissions by 60 Percent, but the U.S. Is Years Away
The IPCC’s latest climate assessment says the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by 2035, but the U.S. is already behind on a less ambitious target...
Climate Change
Climate Aid Is Lacking for Poor Countries That Burn Few Fossil Fuels
New funding programs announced at COP27 are helping poor countries transition away from fossil fuels, but the money isn’t going to places without energy
Climate Change
Local Efforts Can Achieve U.S. Climate Goals Even if Republicans Take Congress, Report Says
A coalition of businesses and local leaders claim that climate progress under the Biden administration will continue if Republicans control the House
Climate Change
Why the Upcoming Climate Talks Are Different from Past Ones
Beginning next week at the COP 27 meeting, global climate negotiators will try to put decades of bureaucratic bargaining into practice in areas where rising temperatures are hitting people the hardest...
Climate Change
How the Montreal Protocol Helped Save Earth from a Climate Time Bomb
The landmark Montreal Protocol treaty, agreed to 35 years ago this month, has reduced the use of chemicals that not only thinned the ozone layer but also warmed the planet
Fossil Fuels
Why the EPA Might Make New Gas Plants Catch Carbon
There is debate about whether the agency will rely on carbon capture to achieve emissions reductions
Fossil Fuels
What the EPA’s New Plans for Regulating Power Plants Mean for Carbon
Administrator Michael Regan argues regulation of mercury, ozone, water and coal ash will also curb greenhouse gases
Climate Change
Why the White House Never Released Its 2030 Climate Strategy
Political turmoil in Congress and uncertainty about climate regulations has hampered release of the report showing how the U.S. would cut emissions in half
Climate Change
How Biden Could Close Coal Plants without Carbon Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions by targeting other pollutants
Climate Change
Fearing Liability, U.S. Resists U.N. Fund for Climate Damages
The reluctance reflects long-standing concerns over climate-related litigation
Climate Change
U.S.-China Deal Boosts Climate Talks in Final Stretch
The agreement calls for sharing carbon capture technology and developing new methane policies
Climate Change
Climate Talks Turn to Contentious Issue of Paying for Damage Already Done
Climate-vulnerable countries are pushing for compensation for lives and livelihoods affected by warming
Climate Change
As COP26 Climate Summit Continues, Attention Turns to Carbon Markets
Negotiators must work out the rules governing trading carbon offsets to help nations achieve net zero emissions
Climate Change
Doing the Math on Biden’s Climate Pledge
At the COP26 climate summit, the administration aims to show the U.S. will reduce emissions 50 percent in the next nine years
Climate Change
U.S. Announces New Rules to Curtail Methane at Climate Summit
The proposed EPA rules will cover the full fossil fuel supply chain
Climate Change
World Waits for Specifics on U.S. Climate Plan
In the run-up to major international climate negotiations, the fate of the Biden administration’s climate plans is uncertain
Climate Change
Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year
