Energy & Environment
The latest updates on energy and environment news, analysis and opinion covering energy policy and its impact on resources and climate.
Deadly chill: Study flags climate change as cold weather deaths double
Cold-related death rates more than doubled from 1999 to 2022 in the U.S. amid a surge in “extreme winter weather events” linked to climate change, a study has found.
Biden pledges to cut U.S. greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage
President Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month.
Biden administration opposes oil firms’ Supreme Court appeal in Honolulu climate change battle
The Biden administration told the Supreme Court this week not to take up a legal battle between Honolulu and fossil fuel companies over climate change.
Humpback whale swims record 8,106 miles between eastern Pacific and western Indian oceans
An adult male humpback whale swam a record migration of 8,106 miles between breeding grounds off Colombia and waters off Tanzania, according to a new study.
Pair of dangerous insects intercepted by customs agents at Dulles
Customs and Border Protection agents at Washington Dulles International Airport found two voracious bugs in a shipment of flowers from South Africa.
U.S. to hike tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses.
Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone bring chaotic winter weather to East Coast
The U.S. East Coast was beginning a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather on Wednesday that was rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone.
A brushfire in Malibu prompts evacuations as it burns near Pepperdine University
Firefighters battled a brushfire early Tuesday in Malibu, near Pepperdine University, prompting evacuations amid dangerous fire conditions because of Southern California’s notorious Santa Ana winds.
Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Monday. Two people are still missing.
A storm brings squalls to the Northeast; 2 people die from heart attacks after shoveling snow
Snow squalls - sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds - created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even more snow to the Great Lakes region Thursday. Two people died from heart attacks after shoveling snow in upstate New York, officials said.
OPEC+ weighs oil output as gas prices hit 2-year low
The OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries will decide Thursday whether to put off plans to pump more crude amid sluggish demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant into next year.
Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms
Even more snow could be on the way for places in the Great Lakes region that are still digging out after days of storms caused deadly wrecks, collapsed a barn on top of 100 cows and buried some towns under nearly 6 feet (1.8 meters).
White House: U.S. will redouble plastics-pollution effort after deal failure at Busan
The White House said Tuesday it is disappointing that negotiators could not strike a legally binding deal to address plastic pollution during a high-profile summit in South Korea.
Landmark climate change case opens at the top U.N. court as island nations fear rising seas
The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account.
