Energy

A smokestack stands at a coal plant on June 22, 2022, in Delta, Utah. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule Wednesday to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can't control. (

Environment

The EPA's new 'good neighbor' rule targets downwind pollution by power plants

2:11pm March 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

Nearly two-dozen states will have to cut harmful industrial emissions of nitrogen oxide and other pollutants, improving air quality for millions of people living in downwind communities.

Morning news brief

5:48am March 14, 2023

February inflation data will be released. The federal government's move to cover depositors at two failed banks triggers debate. President Biden approves the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.

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Indigenous groups lash out after an oil drilling project is approved in Alaska

5:11am March 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jade Begay of the group NDN Collective, which advocates for indigenous communities, about the White House approving the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska.

Alaska oil project gets the green light

5:17pm March 13, 2023

by Liz Ruskin - Alaska Public Media

ConocoPhillip's $8 billion Willow project in the Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve will move ahead. Biden put millions of acres off-limits to future oil drilling; environment groups aren't thrilled.

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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, pictured here in October, has operated with emergency power sources six times since Russia's offensive started.

World News

Ukraine's top nuclear plant lost power for the sixth time. Is disaster imminent?

1:37pm March 09, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station was among the Ukrainian structures damaged by a barrage of Russian missiles on Wednesday. Though power has been restored, the threat of nuclear meltdown remains.

Researchers say protecting mangroves that soak up carbon is a great climate solution. But they caution against programs that slap carbon offsets onto it as those offsets can be hard to verify.

6 scholars explain what a real climate solution is

4:04pm March 05, 2023

by Julia Simon

We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".

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A new report finds that last year China permitted the equivalent of two coal plants per week. China's renewable sector is also booming.

China is building six times more new coal plants than other countries, report finds

10:08am March 02, 2023

by Julia Simon

China permitted the equivalent of two new coal plants a week last year according to a new report. The country is also rapidly expanding its renewable energy.

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How Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the world's oil markets

5:15am March 02, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Russia's war in Ukraine is causing a shift in oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's comparable to the 1970s Arab oil embargo. (Story aired on ATC on Feb. 28, 2023.)

Tomato shortages in the U.K. are being blamed on bad weather, energy prices and trade policy

Let them eat... turnips? Tomato shortage in UK has politicians looking for answers

7:32am March 01, 2023

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Frost, floods, energy prices and Brexit are among the possible culprits in the shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli and lettuce in the U.K.

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China permitted more coal power plants last year than any time in the last 7 years

5:06am March 01, 2023

A new report finds China granted permits for many new coal power plants last year. The country is also rapidly expanding its renewable energy as well.