COP27 Delivers Climate Fund Breakthrough at Expense of Progress on Emissions November 21, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici, Dominic Evans and William James Countries closed this year’s U.N. climate summit on Sunday with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor...
Biden Administration to Declare ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Substances August 30, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici The Biden administration said on Friday it will propose designating certain “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the nation’s Superfund...
Biden EPA to Tackle Coal Industry Carbon With Rules on Other Pollutants July 29, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to use new limits on traditional pollutants like ozone and coal ash to help...
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Power to Curb Carbon Emissions July 1, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici Conservative justices power 6-3 ruling; liberals dissent Ruling curbs EPA ability to regulate power plant emissions Biden vows to tackle...
New Research Reveals U.S. Gas Pipeline Leaks Have Not Improved June 23, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici Over 2,600 hazardous gas pipeline leaks in the United States caused more than $4 billion in damages and emergency services,...
U.N. to Hold Companies to Their Net-Zero Pledges With Group of 16 Experts April 1, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici The United Nations on Thursday announced the members of an expert group that will scrutinize corporate pledges to achieve net-zero...
EPA Power to Curb Carbon Emissions Questioned by Supreme Court March 1, 2022 By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s authority to issue sweeping regulations to reduce...
450 Scientists Accuse Major Ad/PR Firms of Spreading Climate Disinformation January 21, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their...
COP26 Climate Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming November 15, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the...
Supreme Court to Weigh Curbing Federal Power to Limit Carbon Emissions November 1, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states, including coal producer West Virginia, and industry...