Fossil Fuels

The month’s best (and worst) environmental news, along with other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.

To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.

New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.

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

An Indigenous-led resistance raises the alarm about a tar-sands pipeline that would cut through treaty territory of Anishinaabe people, threatening wild rice, fresh water and the climate.

A power crisis in Texas caused by severe winter weather exposed the need for a climate-resilient system.

Experts say the new administration can jumpstart climate protections by taking on rising methane emissions, but it won’t be easy or quick.

An agency insider looks at a history of failure and sees long-delayed opportunities for change and progress.

Switching to renewables won’t solve the inequities already baked into our system, says energy and environmental law expert Shalanda Baker. We need a different approach.   

In its final days, the administration is rushing to cement its destructive legacy with attacks on clean air, wildlife and public lands that could be difficult to undo.