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Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
President Biden is in the kingdom this week to strengthen ties. Meanwhile, a U.S.-Saudi joint venture on the Texas coast is pumping out toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases.
The Ohio River Valley is wrestling with whether to tie its fortunes to another toxic, boom-and-bust industry.
But don't mistake projected growth in renewables for emissions reductions.
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
The former U.N. secretary-general on the dinner parties and diplomacy that led to the Paris Agreement.
After two months of waiting, a court has green-lit climate lawsuits against 33 European countries.
The fires have spread through nearby forests, raising columns of smoke that could be contaminated with radiation.
Ground-breaking crowdfunded case demands that states make more ambitious emissions cuts
