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Think Tank With Fossil-Fuel Ties Subpoenaed in AG's Climate Inquiry
The subpoena of the Competitive Enterprise Institute by the Virgin Islands AG represents a widening of the investigations into Exxon and other companies.Sam Kazman, general counsel of the Competitive...
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Researchers Find No Shortcuts for Spotting Wells That Leak the Most Methane
'You are going to have to look at all the sites' to find the superemitters, the lead author of a study of 8,000 wells says.Aliso Canyon's natural gas leak brought renewed attention to the problem of...
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Rope-Line Questions Push Hillary Clinton to Address Climate, Energy Issues
Activists are using tough questions, and video, to push presidential candidates to address issues, particularly the Democratic frontrunner.Not all of Hillary Clinton's meet-and-greet portions of her...
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Is the IOGCC, Created by Congress in 1935, Now a Secret Oil and Gas Lobby?
In 1978, the DOJ told Congress IOGCC should be disbanded. It wasn't. In 2005, the group claimed credit for the Halliburton loophole after ‘years of hard work.'By Lisa Song, InsideClimate NewsWhen...
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Regulators Pin Uncontrolled Oil Sands Leaks on Company's Mining Methods,...
Four major leaks were tied to high-pressure steam injection into fragile geologic formations, as tar sands mining grows more difficult and risky.A new report blames four runaway bitumen leaks at...
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CO2's Role in Global Warming Has Been on the Oil Industry's Radar Since the...
Historical records reveal early industry concern with air pollutants, including smog and CO2, and unwanted regulation.Documents reveal that the risks of climate change were being discussed in the inner...
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Exxon Fights Subpoena in Widening Climate Probe, Citing Violation of Its...
The company has turned over more than 10,000 pages of records to the New York attorney general, but is resisting a new demand filed under anti-racketeering laws.Exxon chief executive Rex Tillerson is...
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Consensus Affirmed: Virtually All Climate Scientists Agree Warming Is Manmade
New paper tries to counter denialists' arguments and sway public opinion in the U.S., which lags far behind the science.In most of the world, public opinion is in line with the scientific consensus on...
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AGU Will Accept Exxon Money, Despite Scientists' Protest
Saying it has no evidence Exxon is currently funding climate denial efforts, the American Geophysical Union maintains its sponsorship by the oil giant.The board of the American Geophysical Union has...
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InsideClimate News Is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Exxon Investigation
The nine-part series was recognized in the Public Service category for its exploration of Exxon’s conflicted 40-year history with climate science.By ICN StaffInsideClimate News'Exxon: The Road Not...
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Spikes in U.S. Air Pollution Linked to Warming Climate
More than half of all Americans still breathe polluted air due to high ozone and particulate matter, according to the annual 'State of the Air' report. Although it still has the highest ozone levels in...
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Celebrated Water Program That Examined Fracking, Oil Sands Is Abruptly Shut Down
The Program on Water Issues was not in the back pocket of industry, government or environmental organizations, an expert angered by the closure said.The independent Program on Water Issues at the...
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Exxon and Its Allies Invoke First Amendment to Fight Climate Fraud Probe
Lawyers hired by Exxon and CEI have experience waging long battles with government attorneys on controversial issues, including tobacco.Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, center, joined a...
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InsideClimate News Wins SPJ Award for #ExxonKnew Infographics
Graphics by Paul Horn and ICN's reporting team honored for work that highlighted Exxon's history with climate change science.By ICN StaffThe infographics in the InsideClimate News investigation, Exxon:...
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Climate Pact Signing Kick-Starts the World's Push to Reduce Emissions
With 175 nations signing the Paris agreement on Friday, the push is on to not just meet but also exceed its goals, necessary to keep global warming in check.Secretary of State John Kerry signed the...
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In Detroit, Fighting Hopelessness With a Climate Plan
As the city struggles to emerge from bankruptcy, a citizens group has decided climate change is not a problem that can wait for brighter days.The neighborhood around the Marathon heavy oil refinery in...
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White House Correspondents' Association Honors ICN's #ExxonKnew With Poe Award
The Edgar A. Poe Award annually honors journalistic work of national or regional significance.President Obama speaks at the White House Correspondent's Association annual dinner, where the journalism...
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Warren Buffett Faces Pressure to Invest for the Climate, Not Just for Profit
His holdings in Kinder Morgan, Suncor, Phillips 66 and BNSF, and his cavalier comments about climate change, have aroused the ire of activists.By Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate NewsThousands of...
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Stanford, Once Hailed for Divesting From Coal, Criticized for Not Going Further
The school rejected a bid to pull all of its investments from fossil fuel companies.A man walks on the Stanford University campus on May 22, 2014. After divesting from coal last year, student activists...
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Activists Step Up Long-Running Campaign to Hold Oil Industry Accountable for...
Green groups are working behind the scenes to prod state investigators probing Exxon for climate fraud, while industry accuses them of conspiracy.Seizing on recent developments, environmentalist have...
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