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Climate change expected to bring more thunder, hail, and tornadoes

According to new research, severe thunderstorms are likely to hit the U.S. with more frequency over the coming century.

John Upton Climate & Energy September 23, 2013

Elsipogtog epic: How a tribe’s fight against an energy company caught fire

Last fall, New Brunswick's protests against gas drilling caught the world's attention by burning some vehicles. But their story has more to tell us about how this movement is changing.

Heather Smith Climate & Energy January 10, 2014

The big election winner: Deep-pocketed Tom Steyer

With a hefty injection of money from Steyer, enviros won two key contests on Tuesday: the governor's race in Virginia and a race in rural Washington that may determine the fate of a coal export terminal.

Lisa Hymas Technology November 5, 2013

Coal industry tries to crash Warsaw climate talks, gets spanked

At a big coal summit being held near U.N. climate negotiations, the industry argues that its fancy-pants new plants are clean. Scientists call bullshit.

Ben Jervey Technology November 19, 2013

Huge North Dakota oil spill went unreported by furloughed feds

A spill of fracked oil from a pipeline was discovered two weeks ago, but we're only just learning about it.

John Upton Technology October 11, 2013

It continues: Two Pennsylvania coal plants will close for good next week

The killers: Cheaper alternatives, dropping demand, and rising costs of generating electricity with dirty coal.

John Upton Technology October 4, 2013

Why Canada sucks on climate change

The old liberal refrain of "I'm moving to Canada!" makes less sense now that our neighbor to the north is just as bad as the U.S. on climate and energy issues.

Ben Adler Technology January 7, 2014

Secondhand smoke: Why East Coast cities are still choking on Midwest pollution

When Midwestern states and their industrial friends sued over a new EPA rule, they got just what they wanted: to keep polluting, and poisoning, as long as possible.

Brentin Mock Technology December 13, 2013

Superstorm Sandy washed away half of Fire Island’s sand

New York's Fire Island lost more than half of its shoreline sand and sand dunes to the mega-hurricane, leaving the tourist mecca vulnerable to further storm surges.

John Upton Climate & Energy August 29, 2013

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