SEC plans to force public companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions
Under a groundbreaking new rule the SEC is expected to propose Monday, hundreds of businesses would be required to measure and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in a standardized way for the first time, according to people briefed on the matter.
Chernobyl power line again damaged by Russia, Ukraine’s nuclear agency says
The new damage was reported just one day after Ukraine's energy minister said power was restored following a Russian attack that disconnected the site from the electricity grid.
What’s at risk in Chernobyl
A look at why the Chernobyl plant site poses a risk during the Ukraine-Russia war, even though it’s shut down.
In Texas speech, Biden’s EPA chief puts power plants on notice for pollution
Previewing a suite of new fossil fuel rules, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said more needs to be done to clean up the air, land and water around power plants.
Gas leak at ConocoPhillips Alaskan drilling site forces some to leave
For nearly a week, natural gas has been leaking from a ConocoPhillips facility outside a village in the Alaskan arctic, spreading fear and anxiety in the community and prompting the company to evacuate non-essential personnel, and some residents have fled the area.
The SEC will propose a historic climate disclosure rule. Here's what to know.
The new proposal would require hundreds of businesses to measure and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in a standardized way for the first time.
House Democrats urge Biden to restart spending bill negotiations and prioritize climate change
More than 80 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Monday urging him to restart negotiations over his stalled social spending bill in the Senate.
Check your utility bill. You might be paying for a trade group to fight climate policy.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is weighing whether utility companies should be allowed to continue charging customers for their trade association dues.
Russian official says Belarus restored power to Chernobyl site, but IAEA awaits confirmation
“Just stop the shelling and let our teams do their job!” Ukraine's national power utility said Thursday.
Tracking Biden’s environmental actions
President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump’s environmental legacy while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step.
Biden will allow California to set climate limits on cars. The move could influence the rest of the country.
The Golden State — which has long dealt with smoggy skies — often sets environmental policy other states eventually follow.
Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs
Ukrainian officials warned that the power cutoff at the closed nuclear plant could jeopardize the crucial cooling of nuclear fuel still stored there, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog downplayed the safety risk.
Venezuela releases 2 imprisoned Americans after rare trip by U.S. officials
The release comes days after a U.S. delegation traveled to Caracas to meet with members of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the highest-level U.S. trip in years to the socialist state.
Demand for meat is destroying the Amazon. Smarter choices at the dinner table can go a long way to help.
"We are going to be eating the rainforest in our burgers. This is our moment as Americans to step forward and leverage some pressure to save the world," one scientist said.
Redlining means 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air, 50 years after it ended
Decades of federal housing discrimination known as redlining accounts for the fact that 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air today, according to a study released Wednesday.
How a lifestyle blogger tries to live sustainably: Compost wins, reusables and electric car trouble
Valeria Hinojosa takes readers through a week in her life.
E.U. presents plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year, stops short of boycott
The plan, to be discussed by leaders in Paris this week, is a dramatic shift for a bloc that remains heavily reliant on relatively cheap and abundant Russian energy.
Biden taps environmental expert to head EPA’s air office as it tackles climate rules
The nomination of Joseph Goffman, a veteran of the agency, sets up another tough confirmation battle in the 50-50 Senate.
Here’s where Russian oil flows
The countries that import Russian crude and other petroleum products — and what it would take to turn off the spigot.
Shareholders asked oil giant Chevron to cut emissions. Now some want the chairman ousted.
A shareholder advocacy group is renewing a bid to remove the chairman and another director at the nation’s second-largest oil company for not doing more to curb carbon emissions.
The largest remaining tall-grass prairie in Texas is getting solar panels. Environmentalists can’t stop it.
A solar facility on a 3,594-acre tract of land has environmental groups searching for a way to save what they consider a living museum.
Satellite images show the Amazon rainforest is hurtling toward a ‘tipping point’
Satellite observations show the Amazon rainforest is nearing a tipping point where it could shift into a grassland, which could fuel climate change and imperil biodiversity, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Biden administration moves to cut smog-forming pollution from heavy trucks
The Biden administration on Monday proposed to curb pollution pouring out of the tailpipes of new tractor-trailers, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles that forms smog, along with emissions warming the planet.