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The American Petroleum Institute, the largest lobbying arm for the oil and gas industry, said this week it supports…

The Northern Lights have some competition. New research shows that lightning in the Arctic tripled over the past…

Increasing geologic evidence suggests that the Arctic was once a lot warmer than it is today, which means big…

The most relatable meme of 2021 thus far is a stuck boat. On Tuesday, the Ever Given, an enormous shipping container…

There’s a rumble brewing out in the ocean, and it could forecast some troubles ahead for renewable energy. It…

What’s really in a big corporation’s pledges to cut emissions, anyway? For a lot of those promises, not much, a new…

Australia can’t catch a break. Parts of the country are facing floods this week that officials said are a 1-in-100…

The old saying goes that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. This year, that sheep is bringing along…

The North Face has become the oil industry’s new favorite brand to hate. It all started back in December, when…

In a cool and rare moment for the U.S., it’s a leader in something that may actually do some good for the planet. A…

A new analysis finds that covering water canals in California with solar panels could save a lot of water and money…

As coal goes down the drain, so, too, are inefficient programs to prop it up. News spread this week that the…

The last standing member of Texas’s Public Utility Commission handed in his resignation on Tuesday following a…

Scientists in Florida have confirmed that there’s a new breed of mosquito in town that can carry a very dangerous…

There may be trouble ahead for companies who claim to be helping the planet while continuing to produce fossil…

Jars of dirt taken from a Cold War-era military caper and lost in a freezer for decades could hold crucial new…

Don’t worry, helpless fossil fuel companies: Texas is coming to your rescue. Four Republican state senators introduce…

“Welcome to your new favorite place,” the headline of the website FrackFeed read at the beginning of December. “The…

The animals are waiting for you to come back.

A research vessel launched this week is on an urgent mission to map out damage from a long-overlooked crisis on the…