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HSBC’s announcement follows a steady stream of commitments by major banks to further align their business activities with the Paris Agreement.
To make the U.S. auto fleet greener, increasing fuel efficiency matters more than selling electric vehicles.
A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.
How to make the grid — and communities — more resilient to extreme weather.
Near America’s largest coal-fired power plant, toxins are showing up in drinking water and people have fallen ill. One giant energy company plans to avoid the cleanup costs.
Still, President-elect Biden has a lot of trust to rebuild.
80 community scientists will hit the streets on Friday to measure temperatures across 300 square miles in 13 cities.
The Klamath Dam removals are a test case for stakeholders working together to better manage water in the West.
On the sleepy shores of New York’s Seneca Lake, a cryptocurrency company is showing how Bitcoin can keep fossil fuel use alive.