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Exxon's Legal Woes Over Climate Change Just Got a New Twist
Novel legal complaint charges that the company is obligated to address climate risks that threaten to worsen pollution discharge problems at Mass. facility.ExxonMobil Chairman Rex Tillerson speaks at a...
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Atmospheric CO2 May Have Topped 400 PPM Permanently
Rising CO2 levels not only break a worrying threshold, 'I think we’re essentially over for good,' says Ralph Keeling.Atmospheric CO2 levels have steadily risen and may not dip below 400 parts per...
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Far From Turning a Corner, Global CO2 Emissions Still Accelerating
The latest greenhouse gas inventory from NOAA shows CO2 and methane 'going completely in the wrong direction.'The latest greenhouse gas index shows the world is still overwhelming its natural defenses...
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Group of House Republicans Assail Climate Fraud Investigations
Led by Texas Rep. Lamar Smith, group says probes into companies such as Exxon infringe on the companies' First Amendment rights.Rep. Lamar Smith (R.-Tx), chair of the House science committee, led a...
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Exxon Unlikely to Change Course on Climate Change at Annual Shareholder Meeting
The oil giant opposes six shareholder resolutions involving climate change and its risks, including assessing the impact of the Paris climate accord. Shareholders continue to push Exxon to address the...
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Fossil Fuel Investments Growing Riskier for Insurers, Report Warns
With nearly $500 billion invested, a new analysis recommends insurance companies take a harder look at the consequences of climate change and a lower-carbon future.Low oil prices have jolted the...
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America Now Has 27.2 Gigawatts of Solar Energy: What Does That Mean?
Even with solar installations surpassing 1 million, the road to a carbon-zero energy economy is still long and daunting.One million solar power installations now dot the nation’s rooftops and...
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Exxon Rejects Shareholder Requests to Address Climate Change
All six resolutions that touched on climate-related business issues were defeated, but activist shareholders gained more support than ever.Discussion of climate change was front and center at...
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Exxon's Donations and Ties to American Geophysical Union Are Larger and...
Donations tied to Exxon have totaled more than $600,000 since 2001, and a former Exxon vice president sits on the AGU's board of directors.Exxon ranks among the AGU's top donors. Credit: American...
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Trump: America First on Fossil Fuels, Last on Climate Change
Using rhetoric and false depictions, Trump pledges to dismantle the Paris climate agreement and erase Obama's climate action plan in his first major energy speech.Speaking from the heart of fracking...
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Why Is Antarctica's Sea Ice Growing While the Arctic Melts? Scientists Have...
Global warming is melting the Arctic and glaciers worldwide, but not so much the sea ice in Antarctica. Observational data offers clues climate models did not.Giant icebergs are surrounded by ice floe...
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New York Assembly Approves Climate Bill That Would Cut Emissions to Zero
The bill, endorsed by a broad coalition, is also notable for its emphasis on environmental and economic justice, advocates say.People take part in a climate march at City Hall in New York City. Credit:...
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Groups to Lamar Smith on Exxon Information Request: We're Not Complying
Advocacy and philanthropic organizations say Smith is overstepping the House science panel's jurisdiction in order to conduct a partisan fishing expedition.U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chair of the...
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For Oil Industry, Clean Air Fight Was Dress Rehearsal for Climate Denial
Through the Smoke and Fumes Committee, industry blurred the science surrounding air pollution and worked to forestall unwanted regulation.Caltech scientist Arie Haagen-Smit (pictured) discovered in the...
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Washington D.C. Pension Fund Announces Full Fossil Fuel Divestment
The nation's capital follows had pledged to make its largest public pension fund's $6.4 billion in investments more socially responsible. Washington D.C. became a leader in the divestment movement with...
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Unabated Global Warming Threatens West's Snowpack, Water Supply
New study shows a snowline creeping higher in the Rockies, Sierra Nevada and Cascades and the resulting decrease in spring runoff endangers those below.The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, as well as...
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Will This Retired Lawyer Open the Floodgates of Divestment From Fossil Fuels?
Bevis Longstreth intends a six-page document he's written to provide the key. Don't sell him short, he's done this kind of thing before.Bevis Longstreth, a former SEC commissioner, says his new...
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As Coral Bleaching Goes Global, Scientists Fear Worst Is Yet to Come
Warm ocean temperatures are taking an unprecedented toll on reefs in all the world's tropical oceans, including in areas not affected by previous bleaching events.Bleached coral, like this in New...
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Environmental Group Alleges Scientific Fraud in Disputed Methane Studies
Advocacy group claims a former EPA science adviser failed to acknowledge technical flaws in his industry-funded studies of methane emissions from oil and gas sites.How much methane is emitted from oil...
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Wobbly Jet Stream Is Sending the Melting Arctic into 'Uncharted Territory'
A shift in weather patterns created a month of extreme melting, prompting scientists' concern about the impact on long-term climate models.An extreme melting event in part of Greenland's ice sheets...
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