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![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
Congressional watchdog warns of climate threats to chemical plants
More than a third of risky U.S. chemical facilities face threats exacerbated by global warming, according to a new report.
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![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
Colorado has an abandoned oil well problem. Now it’s asking drillers to pay up.
Colorado’s new oil and gas bonding rules ask for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars — but still might not cover all potential costs.
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Big Oil is exiting Russia. What does that mean for the climate?
Withdrawing from Russia may hinder plans to transition to clean energy.
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![Green and brown grasses cover a hilly landscape, with mountains in the background]()
![Green and brown grasses cover a hilly landscape, with mountains in the background]()
A controversial lithium mine in Nevada is one step closer to operation
The final obstacle to mining in Thacker Pass is a federal lawsuit
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![Natural gas refinery pipeline, tower, and smokestacks in front of a sunset]()
![Natural gas refinery pipeline, tower, and smokestacks in front of a sunset]()
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Will countries fill it with more oil and gas, or with renewables?
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![Four wind turbines in the ocean]()
A record-breaking offshore wind lease sale signals a new era for development
But will more expensive leases mean higher electricity prices?
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The environmental costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
"Fighting around these sites risks generating extreme toxic pollution."
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Satellites don’t lie: Methane emissions are 70% higher than reported
A new IEA report says oil and gas companies could earn a profit by plugging methane leaks.
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Utility monopolies are hurting rooftop solar. Can antitrust lawsuits rein them in?
A federal court found that an Arizona utility that crushed rooftop solar was not protected from antitrust laws.
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![The sky as seen from a room believed to serve as as a storeroom for merchants or other residents of the pre-Colombian settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.]()
![The sky as seen from a room believed to serve as as a storeroom for merchants or other residents of the pre-Colombian settlement on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.]()
In Chaco Canyon, a moratorium on oil and gas leases might be too little too late
Federal data reveal the plan does little to stop drilling and may push future development into Indigenous communities.
