Fossil Fuels

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

Energy policy expert Leah Stokes explains who’s pushing climate delay and denial — it’s not just fossil fuel companies — and what we need to do now.

We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.

Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.

The state used an innovative new law to fight back against the Trump administration’s expansion of oil and gas drilling — and that could provide a model for the rest of the country.

Emerging efforts by cities and the federal government show that progress is possible, but experts say systemic changes are still needed.

Students successfully mobilized to pressure Georgetown University to divest from fossil fuels. What comes next?

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.

From the extinction crisis to environmental justice, these articles showcase what we have to lose and how people are working to make a brighter future.

New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight.