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Austria's Treasured National Resource, Its Glaciers, Are Melting Fast
Glaciers across the country retreated an average of 72 feet in 2015, more than twice the rate of the previous year, finds an annual survey.The Pasterze, the largest glacier in Austria, has declined by...
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Persistent Water and Soil Contamination Found at N.D. Wastewater Spills
A new study of spills in the Bakken oil field found metals and salts left behind at those sites even after lengthy cleanup efforts.Duke researchers found toxic chemicals lingered for months to years at...
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Department of Energy Program Aims to Bump Solar Costs Even Lower
A clean energy initiative goes beyond declining hardware costs to address the remaining barriers to embracing solar over fossil fuels.The Department of Energy would like to help ease the financing of...
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Colorado Court Strikes Down Local Fracking Restrictions
A fracking ban in Longmont and a moratorium in Fort Collins were overturned by the state's high court, which ruled oil and gas decisions rest with state regulators.Anti-fracking protesters took their...
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With Arctic Sea Ice Unusually Thin, Scientists Wary of Another Record Melt
The continuing meltdown could eventually alter Atlantic Ocean currents, which regulate the climate across much of the northern hemisphere.The ice cover stretching across the Arctic Ocean this spring is...
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Fossil Fuels on Federal Lands: Phase-Out Needed for Climate Goals, Study Says
Ending federal leasing program could reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide by 100 million tons, researchers find.About a quarter of U.S. fossil fuels come from federal lands, including 40 percent...
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Enbridge Now Expects $55 Million Fine for Michigan Oil Spill
Pipeline company reveals a new figure, hinting that years of negotiations with the EPA may be coming to a close.The Kalamazoo River spill has already cost Enbridge $1.2 billion to clean up, with the...
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Oil Giants Would Be Worth More by Drilling Less in a Low-Carbon World,...
Eliminating future investments in tar sands, deepsea drilling and other high-carbon, high-risk projects would create more value for shareholders, analysis says.Aerial view of the Suncor oil sands...
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Wave of Fossil Fuel Project Cancellations Follows Keystone XL Rejection
Grassroots climate activists have been effective in stirring public opposition; industry mostly sees market forces at play.By Zahra HirjiFollow @Zhirji28Six months after the Obama administration...
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Mobil's Chief Executive Warned of CO2 From Oil Sands Fuels in 1982
Concerned that carbon-heavy fuels would speed up global warming, the CEO put his trust in the United Nations and federal scientists to point the way to solutions.ExxonMobil subsidiary Imperial Oil is...
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Grantham Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to InsideClimate News
Spread over five years, the award provides ICN with stability and leverage toward the goal of doubling in size to cover climate and energy more fully.Jeremy Grantham, together with his wife Hannelore,...
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Denmark Is Kicking Its Fossil Fuel Habit. Can the Rest of the World Follow?
In an interview, Justin Gerdes talks about his book, Quitting Carbon, the democratization of energy in Denmark and lessons learned for the U.S.Wind turbines rotate at a wind farm near the village of...
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By Getting Microgrids to 'Talk,' Energy Prize Winners Tackle the Future of Power
The latest MIT Energy Prize winners have zeroed in on technology to make climate-friendlier distributed power more effective, to bring more wind and solar online.Credit: Jessie Wang.By David J. Unger,...
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Dangerous Contaminants Found in Creek Near Gas Wastewater Disposal Site
Researchers from USGS find elevated levels of salts, metals, radium and hormone disruptors near the type of well commonly used in gas production.A natural gas well is being drilled in West Virginia....
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EPA Begins Crackdown on Methane Emissions
New regulations cover new oil and gas facilities, but methane from existing sites remains unregulated, a crucial step to reaching greenhouse gas reduction goals.Environmental Protection Agency chief...
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Energy Department Suspends Funding for Texas Carbon Capture Project, Igniting...
Energy Secretary Moniz pulls funds for the project from the FY2017 budget, as the DOE’s inspector general says the agency has been taking too much risk.Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said of the Texas...
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Global Warming to Spur More Fires in Alaska, in Turn Causing More Warming
Dangerous cycle includes more tundra blazes and threats to the boreal forests, as well as the people of Alaska, new research shows.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau consoles Fort McMurray, Alberta...
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Texas, Alabama Attorneys General Join Exxon's Battle Against Climate Probe
Saying the Virgin Islands' racketeering investigation 'appears to be driven by ideology, not law,' states file in support of company in Texas court. Exxon gained some allies in its fight against a...
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Oil and Gas Quakes Have Long Been Shaking Texas, New Research Finds
Waste disposal from fracking has been the recent culprit in causing man-made earthquakes, but industry has likely been triggering them for decades, study says.Texas' oil and gas industry has likely...
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Youth Win Climate Case Against Massachusetts in State's High Court
Ruling requires compliance with Global Warming Solutions Act that calls for statewide emissions be cut by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.Youth plaintiffs celebrate on the steps of the Wayne Morse...
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