Fossil Fuels

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

Investors, foundations, universities and governments pulled their assets from fossil fuel companies in record numbers in October.

This month saw some great successes for wildlife and the climate — all made possible by decades of action and perseverance.

Those fighting to protect the planet face intense police repression that's funded by private corporations.

Plus what Maine did right (and wrong), billionaires in space, and rebranding invasive species.

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.