EPA plan would impose drastic cuts on power plant emissions by 2040
The EPA will soon unveil a long-awaited plan -- sure to face legal challenges -- that would push fossil-fuel burning plants to use carbon-capture technology or hydrogen.
By Timothy PukoWhat is Willow? How an Alaska oil project could affect the environment.
Alaska's Willow would be the nation's largest U.S. oil project, and it has survived an early court challenge. Why did Biden approve this Arctic drilling site?
By Timothy PukoSpaceX didn’t want to blow up its launchpad. It may have done just that.
Videos shared on social media showed debris slamming into a van several hundred feet away and striking the nearby beach and the shoreline as if they were a war zone.
By Christian DavenportA fight brewing in Oregon could decide how we heat our homes and cook
The gas industry plans to spend millions to defeat Eugene, Ore.’s ban on gas in newly built homes. If it succeeds, it could shape the industry’s national strategy.
By Anna PhillipsBiden pledges $500 million to curb Amazon deforestation
President Biden announced new plans to fight climate change and called on the world's top economies to step up to the “collective challenge” of staving off devastating global warming.
By Amy B Wang and Timothy PukoU.S. has inventoried old-growth forests. Will protection be next?
The U.S. has now inventoried old-growth forests, as President Biden ordered. Will protection be next?
By Anna PhillipsThe unlikely center of America’s EV battery revolution
Georgia is gaining thousands of jobs from electric vehicle manufacturing as part of the growing "battery belt." But lawmakers are hesitant to fully embrace EVs.
By Shannon OsakaBiden’s ambitious climate plan for EVs faces these big hurdles
Many pieces must fall into place for electric vehicles to be the majority of those sold in the U.S. by 2032, as the White House hopes.
By Evan Halper and Timothy PukoBill Hellmuth, pioneer in sustainable architecture who led HOK, dies at 69
Architect Bill Hellmuth of HOK designed dozens of major buildings around the world, including many in D.C.
By Michael S. RosenwaldBiden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever
New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals.
By Timothy PukoClimate deniers ejected from teachers conference for pro-carbon comic
Members of the CO2 Coalition attended a science teachers convention and handed out comic books depicting carbon as good for planet. They were kicked out.
By Maxine JoselowThere could be millions of abandoned wells in the U.S. Plugging them is a monumental task.
While exact figures are tough to come by, experts believe hundreds of thousands of orphan wells remain around the country.
By Brady DennisIn big climate move, EPA set to unveil tough limits on auto emissions
The EPA next week is expected to unveil a rule that would accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, by setting long-term restrictions on auto emissions.
By Timothy PukoEPA seeks to restrict a toxic sterilizer, despite industry red flags
The EPA wants to limit use of ethylene oxide, a scourge to low-income communities nationwide, but a chemical considered essential to sterilizing medical equipment.
By Timothy PukoControversial pipeline blocked — again — over impact on water quality
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is one of several denying permits to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
By Rachel WeinerEPA clamps down on mercury from coal power plants
The EPA has proposed the most stringent update on limits to mercury from coal power and other industries since the Obama administration in 2012.
By Timothy PukoSnot otters and other wildlife are not rock stars. Should they be saved?
"Uncharismatic" species would gain conservation funding under a bipartisan bill, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. These seven critters could benefit.
By Maxine Joselow and Dino GrandoniHe wrote the book on crushing ‘wokeism.’ Now he’s running for president.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Trump ally running against Trump, made a fortune in biotech and skewers climate-concerned capitalism. So why is he eyeing the White House?
By Steven MufsonNew list of EVs eligible for tax credits to be released next month
Stricter qualification rules will apply as the Biden administration takes into account how and where the vehicles are built.
By Jeanne Whalen and Steven MufsonHouse GOP passes energy package with eye on gas prices, 2024
The House is expected to vote on Thursday on Republicans' signature energy package, known as the Lower Energy Costs Act.
By Maxine Joselow and Marianna Sotomayor