Wolf wants power plant emission plan to fight climate change

Gov. Tom Wolf wants Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Legislature to authorize the state to join a regional consortium that sets a price and caps on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

2 regulations clear way for NJ to rejoin environmental pact

New Jersey has unveiled a pair of regulations aimed at returning the state to regional greenhouse gas-reduction coalition.

Scientists predict 'dead zone' the size of Massachusetts in Gulf of Mexico

There's a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico where the water holds too little oxygen to sustain marine life, and scientists are predicting one of the largest in history this summer.

Climate change reaching 'end-game,' could trigger societal collapse by 2050, report says

Climate change is reaching the “end-game” and could pose an existential threat by 2050, according to a new policy paper, which outlined an urgent “hothouse Earth” scenario that could be prevented with a “World War II emergency mobilization."

Biden's $5T climate plan: Net zero emissions by 2050

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.

Goats to be used again for weed control in Vermont capital

Goats are, once again, being used for weed control at the state capital in Vermont, eliminating the need to use chemicals.

U.S. Energy Department rebrands gas exports as 'molecules of U.S. freedom,' 'freedom gas'

The U.S. Energy Department rebranded liquid natural gas exports as “molecules of U.S. freedom” and “freedom gas” in an announcement on Tuesday about authorizing LNG exports from Freeport LNG.