United States

Gas utility sued for climate deception

Today 10:30am - Multnomah County, Oregon, says NW Natural “engaged in an enterprise of misrepresentation” about its products’ harm to the climate.

Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change

Today 10:30am - As storms, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather events strike with greater frequency and intensity, repairing and rebuilding has grown more costly, too.

Companies that fought climate action now accused of price gouging Hurricane Milton evacuees

Monday - For years, United, American, and other airlines have led massive lobbying efforts against regulations to prevent climate change.

Milton is a monster. Elected leaders are to blame.

Friday - A former Florida climate commissioner reflects on the decades of denial and delay that led to this moment.

Hurricane Helene prompts questions about raising animals in increasingly vulnerable places

Thursday - Hurricane Helene is just the latest event to underscore the perils of raising tens of thousands of animals in industrial-scale facilities as weather patterns grow more extreme.

US home insurance rates are rising fast with climate change fuelling more severe weather

9 Oct 24 - Millions of Americans have been watching with growing alarm as their homeowners insurance premiums rise and their coverage shrinks. Nationwide, premiums rose 34% between 2017 and 2023, and they continued to rise in 2024 across much of the country.

Toxic chemical releases during flooding are a silent and growing threat

7 Oct 24 - Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene’s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast of the United States.

Why Chevron is sponsoring Hurricane Helene journalism

7 Oct 24 - The oil giant wants to convince the public that its new ultra-high-pressure offshore drilling project, Anchor, is climate-friendly.

Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US

7 Oct 24 - Fossil fuel lobbyists coordinated with lawmakers behind the scenes and across state lines to push and shape laws that are escalating a crackdown on peaceful protests against oil and gas expansion.

Carbon offset pioneer charged with $100 million fraud scheme

4 Oct 24 - US regulators say Australian national Ken Newcombe faked data for carbon credits investment. The Goldman and World Bank veteran denies the allegations but is facing up to 20 years in jail.

A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short

4 Oct 24 - New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”

Climate was a top question at the vice presidential debate

3 Oct 24 - Both candidates actually answered — sort of.

Trump calls climate change a ‘scam’ after Hurricane Helene hammers states

1 Oct 24 - Donald Trump has sparked controversy for declaring that climate change is “one of the great scams” after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction, killing more than 100 people, across the...

California sues ExxonMobil for deceiving the public about plastic recycling

30 Sep 24 - California is suing oil and gas giant ExxonMobil for allegedly lying to the public about the promise of plastic recycling, the state’s attorney general announced.

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

27 Sep 24 - The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric...

Meat producer sued over emissions reduction promises

26 Sep 24 - The Environmental Working Group alleges that the world’s second-largest meat producer is misleading consumers by labeling a line of its beef “climate smart.”

Why climate change investment pays off

25 Sep 24 - The cost of inaction on climate change far outweighs the cost of proactive investment, says new analysis issued at New York Climate Week.

Trump looms over Climate Week as UN returns

24 Sep 24 - Discussions about the U.S. election are expected to shape the environmental mega-gathering.

‘A break from the heat’: Americans most affected by climate crisis head midwest

24 Sep 24 - Unbearable heat and worsening storms prompt residents of states such as Florida to move elsewhere.