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Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
Utah laws cap wildfire damages and let utilities pass the cost onto customers. Utility lobbyists are pushing the model in other states.
The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing.
A new report argues that English-only climate science and disaster alerts are excluding most of the world, and putting Indigenous communities at greater risk.
A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
"Every state legislator can now look to Washington and say, ‘This is a winning issue,’” Governor Jay Inslee said. “This is something you can defend and win big on."
After mass firings and rehiring, thousands of federal employees are bracing for deeper cuts — just as wildfires, floods, and rising temperatures threaten national parks.
