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But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale?
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
The grim milestone arrives as rampant flooding hits the Northeastern U.S., India, and Japan.
After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.
Four key rulings limiting federal power will curtail the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies.
Since the Standing Rock protests in 2017, 19 states have passed so-called critical infrastructure laws.
A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.
“This is going to shake the mindsets of voters."
The Biden administration's new proposal makes drilling for oil on public lands a lot more expensive.