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A Strong US Economy Doesn’t Have to Mean a Worse Climate
A new report estimating the carbon emissions for 2018 shows they have risen for the first time in four years, in part due to the growing economy.
A near record number of U.S. coal plants shut down in 2018. Carbon emissions still made a huge jump, report says.
It's the second-largest increase in 20 years.
Senator Who Shot a Climate Change Bill with a Rifle to Lead Energy Committee
Senator Joe Manchin has been named as the senior Democrat on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Global Carbon Emissions Are Predicted to Hit Record High in 2018
A new report from the Global Carbon Project anticipates an unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide emissions around the world.
Trump's new coal rules will hit poor and black people hardest
The EPA's own analysis shows poor and black communities take 50 percent more pollution from burning coal than the general population.
'We Just Want to Breathe Some Clear Air'
Concerns over coal power plant pollution cloud Bali's north coast.
A guy who used to lobby for America’s biggest coal mining company is now No. 2 at the EPA
“I believe that man has an impact on the climate, but what’s not completely understood is what the impact is,” Wheeler once said.
China is celebrating its climate change success — even though emissions are still going up
China's growing economy is partly to blame for a sudden spike in global emissions.
Canadian Universities Are Way Behind on Fossil Fuel Divestment
US, EU, and Australian institutions have made massive commitments while their Canadian counterparts remain loyal to oil companies.
Trump's "largest-ever sanctions" on North Korea may not matter
Experts say the sheer number of sanctioned entities is indeed large but it’s unclear whether the sanctions will have much impact.
Coal execs spent federal money to clean themselves, instead of coal
Instead of scrubbing down “clean” coal, energy company executives scrubbed themselves — at the spa.
The Plan to Extract Rare Earth Metals from Coal Mining Waste
The government and industry groups have given West Virginia University over $3 million to study whether it’s a feasible idea.