Up against a heavily Democratic Legislature, fossil fuel firms funnel cash to politicos they’ve previously ignored to win precious votes.
National day of protest will target JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo as new U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate impacts.
If OK’d, measure would be the first nationwide to require climate impact analysis in investment decisions.
What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels.
Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy and deforestation are among the topics for journalists to probe in the coming year.
As a warming planet brings economic tensions to a boil, following the money can reveal some critical stories.
The state risks health and highway funding if it doesn’t pass regulations on oil and gas pollution.
Oil group eyes strategy to promote in-state drilling as climate-friendly.
The industry-backed bill proposes to freeze the bond amounts that fossil fuel companies are required to put up.
Economists caution the billion-dollar tax windfall is the boom portion of a boom-bust resource cycle.
Sen. Lena Gonzalez says the state Legislature can sometimes stymie the democratic process.
The proposed legislation would direct the state’s public pension funds to cease investment in oil, gas and coal companies.
Kalmus, a climate scientist and activist, explains why we need to act now, and fast, to forestall calamity.
Fossil fuel companies are pushing for investment in emission-reducing technologies critics say are unproven or even harmful.
New York City consumes massive amounts of natural gas to stay warm and run stoves. Energy experts say there is a greener way forward.
From Covering Climate Now and WNYC/Gothamist
Even in the face of catastrophic changes to the environment, fossil fuel interests continue to advance their agenda in the Golden State.
Northwestern New Mexico’s fossil-fueled economy is cratering. Will departing drillers clean up after themselves?
Considering climate change’s existential threat, the dearth of regional reporting on the corporate forces driving global warming is striking.
“This is the beginning of the end of natural gas in Los Angeles,” Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday.
Research shows that global warming will hit the American economy hard, particularly in the South.