fossil fuels
Biden administration declares crackdown on coal plant pollution
January 12, 2022For the first time, the federal government is enforcing rules that require the coal industry to clean up toxic coal ash waste.
Read moreRight-wing law means Brazil will extend coal use for another 18 years
January 10, 2022Extending coal use “contradicts the energy transition, with significant environmental impacts, and extends to inefficient costs for all energy consumers."
Read moreDespite Manchin’s blow to Build Back Better, Biden boosts fuel economy standards to fight climate change
December 21, 2021The final standards will contribute toward a goal set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement to keep the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Read moreMillions of acres of Gulf of Mexico could be given to fossil fuel industry
December 2, 2021“It’s basically a giveaway to the industry of millions of acres of the Gulf of Mexico so they can lock in production for years, at a time when we need to be shifting away from fossil...
Read moreWalmart, Amazon, Target, IKEA shipping emissions play role in climate crisis
November 30, 2021“If we don’t rapidly cut carbon emissions this decade, we could see a scenario where global warming reaches over 10 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels by 2100."
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