Energy

Achuar people ply the Rio Wichimi in a solar canoe. The nonprofit Kara Solar has helped fund a fleet of six sun-powered craft in hopes of benefitting the Indigenous Achuar while reducing pressure to build roads in the rainforest.

Why solar-powered canoes could be good for the future of the rainforest

7:37am December 02, 2023

by Peter Yeung

The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it's not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too.

A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021.

Environment

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution

7:10am December 02, 2023

by Jeff Brady

New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.

Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

5:00am December 01, 2023

by Jeff Brady

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

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Tesla's Cybertruck, pictured here during its design reveal in Hawthorne, Calif., in 2019, is finally rolling out of factories a full two years after the initial delivery target.

National

After a 2-year delay, deliveries of Tesla's Cybertruck are scheduled to start Thursday

1:47pm November 30, 2023

by Emily Olson

Between its polarizing polygonal design and plenty of production hiccups, the Cybertruck has had a long and rocky road to release. Its fate on the electric pickup market remains unclear.

A work brigade sponsored by Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, which critics blame for the oil spills, use shovels and rakes to remove congealed petroleum from a Lake Maracaibo beach.

In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production

5:45pm November 29, 2023

by John Otis

After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills.

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A woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people in Somalia, where climate change is fueling severe drought.

Climate funding is in short supply. So some want to rework the financial system

5:00am November 28, 2023

by Michael Copley

Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.

A man picks through plastic waste at a garbage dump in Kenya.

Global talks to cut plastic waste stall as industry and environmental groups clash

12:59pm November 20, 2023

by Michael Copley

The United Nations wants to finish a plastics treaty by the end of 2024. Almost every piece of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and the industry wants a big say in how it's cleaned up.

The USFS is proposing changing a rule that would allow the storage of carbon dioxide pollution under national forests and grasslands. It's controversial.

The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests

6:02am November 20, 2023

by Julia Simon

A proposed rule change from the US Forest Service would allow storage of carbon dioxide pollution under national forests. The plan comes as communities resist such projects in their areas

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The sun sets behind pumpjacks on Sept. 15, 2021, in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas.

Texas pushes some textbook publishers to remove material on fossil fuels

2:09pm November 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Texas' education board called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels in the biggest oil and gas state.

Climate-influenced disasters are making people sick. When wildfire smoke from massive fires in Canada blanketed the U.S. in the summer of 2023, emergency rooms saw a spike in admissions for lung problems but also heart attacks and other health issues.

Climate change, fossil fuels hurting people's health, says new global report

6:30pm November 14, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

The latest Lancet Countdown, an annual analysis from the prestigious medical journal, underscores the vast and growing costs of fossil fuel burning on health.