Fossil Fuels

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

Claims that a massive new methanol refinery fed with fracked gas is actually good for the climate need to be firmly rejected — before they enable similar pushes in other states.

One legal doctrine that courthouse reporters are eyeing closely is that which currently authorizes the EPA to control greenhouse gas emissions.

Across the country voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies and renewable energy standards.

Despite divestment victories, big banks and asset managers continue driving climate change through their lending practices.

The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.

“Routine flaring” from oil wells produces emissions that harm the climate and human health. Two states have proposed new rules to reduce it, just as the true scope of the problem emerges.

After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?

From global warming’s threats to its potential solutions, these new books examine how we got here and where we’re going.

Environmental, economic and political forces have converged, threatening to finally upend fossil fuel dominance.