by Ariel Gans | Jan 11, 2022 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — U.S. carbon dioxide emissions boomeranged toward pre-pandemic levels in 2021, a turnaround from more than a decade of downward trends, and freight transportation and coal are major culprits, according to a report released Monday by the Rhodium Group, an...
by Jonathan Lehrfeld | Dec 1, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — “I am worried about it…for the obvious reasons,” said John Kerry, the first U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, when asked if he was concerned over whether the international community will be successful in mitigating harmful fossil fuels...
by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 17, 2021 | Environment, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — When it comes to power and positioning in the Arctic, the United States trails behind Russia, regional experts told lawmakers on Tuesday. “Our presence in the Arctic is late to the game,” said retired Coast Guard Admiral Paul Zukunft. “Russia has de...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 28, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Big Oil executives on Thursday denied under oath any inconsistency between their companies’ public messaging on climate change and their scientists’ internal findings on the role of fossil fuels as a leading cause of global warming. “ExxonMobil has...
by Hannah Schoenbaum | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) has carefully monitored efforts to salvage Southern California’s wetlands after a major offshore oil spill, but the lawmaker’s record shows she accepted thousands of campaign dollars from oil and gas...
by Cristobella Durrette | Oct 20, 2021 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s years-long implementation timeline for reducing the presence of potentially toxic chemicals into public drinking water concerned senators from both parties on Wednesday. “In the roadmap, the length of time that this is...
