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A new surge in power use is threatening U.S. climate goals – “I can’t recall...

Aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Virginia, 10 March 2024. At least 75 data centers have opened in Virginia since 2019. Photo: Nathan Howard / The New York Times By Brad Plumer 17 March 2024...

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Human activities have an intense impact on Earth’s deep subsurface fluid flow...

Approximate depths of subsurface activities. Median (31 m) and 95th (130 m) percentile of water wells (Jasechko & Perrone, 2021); minimum depth of CCS in sedimentary basins (800 m) (Benson &...

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Big Oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify...

Effect of political contributions from oil and gas companies on U.S. legislators that vote against the environment. Coefficients and 95 percent CIs for tests of investment (Left) and influence (Right)...

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs law erasing “climate change” from Florida policy –...

Screenshot of a Twitter (X) post showing a photo of Gov. Ron DeSantis signing legislation that erases the words “climate change” from state statutes on 15 May 2024. Photo: Ron DeSantis / UPI By Sheri...

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Shell plant reported millions of “phantom” carbon credits – “Selling...

Emissions offset credits awarded to Shell by the Albertan government (Mt CO2e), 2015-2022. Shell was awarded more than 5.7 million unearned carbon offset credits over 8 years. Data: Alberta Carbon...

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Submerged homes and heatwaves fuel Mexico climate angst – “We hear about...

Aerial view showing houses destroyed by rising sea levels and coastal erosion associated with climate change, in the community of El Bosque in Nuevo Centla, Tabasco state, Mexico. About 700 people...

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TV meteorologist blasts Florida’s new “Don’t Say Climate Change” law amid...

Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin of Florida’s NBC 6 posted on Twitter / X on 18 May 2024: “Don’t Say Climate Change!” As Florida is on fire, under water and unaffordable, our state government is...

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World energy report reveals 2023 was a year of record highs in an...

Global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in GTCO2e, 1990-2023. In 2023, global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions exceeded 40 gigatonnes for the first time ever. Graphic: Energy Institute...

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James M. Inhofe, Senator who denied climate change, dies at 89

James M. Inhofe during a Senate hearing in 2009. The Senate Environment Committee gave him a prominent platform from which to speak out against growing scientific consensus that humans were causing...

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What Trump allies’ Project 2025 would mean for the fight against climate...

Trump walks onstage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on 22 June 2024 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Samuel...

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