Matt Smith
Here's What Green Groups Are Saying About Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
The Supreme Court will likely review President Barack Obama's climate change policy, as well as other environmental regulations, and that's gotten green groups focused on the nomination like never before.
Obama Administration Reverses Course, Will Not Allow Oil & Gas Drilling Off the Atlantic Coast
The administration proposed in early 2015 oil and gas exploration off the costs of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia — but, citing widespread opposition, the Interior Department has decided not to allow drilling.
US-Canada Climate Change Agreement Signals Potential Hurdles for Offshore Atlantic Drilling
US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to curb methane emissions and protect the Arctic — and environmentalists say the same principles should be applied to offshore drilling in the Atlantic.
The Company Responsible for Poisoning a Pennsylvania Town's Water Will Pay Families $4.2M
A federal jury ruled in favor of families in Dimock, Pennsylvania, where Cabot Oil and Gas contaminated water supplies during natural gas fracking operations.
Here's What Climate Change Has Done to the Season Formerly Known as Winter
Abnormally warm weather across the Northern Hemisphere points to the continued pace of global warming, which is toppling temperature record after temperature record.
Meat Is Murder — On the Climate, Anyway
Worldwide, livestock account for about 15 percent of global emissions — and reducing consumption will be critical to hitting the emissions reduction targets agreed upon by nations in Paris last year.
Flint's Water Crisis Will Take Center Stage at Both Democratic and Republican Debates in Michigan
Who — and which agencies — should be held responsible for the water crisis remains hotly contested, as GOP presidential candidates debate tonight in Detroit and Democrats face off in Flint on Sunday.
Fracking Pioneer Aubrey McClendon Dies in Car Crash a Day After Anti-Trust Indictment
The US Department of Justice indicted on Tuesday the legendary energy executive, accusing McClendon of rigging prices on oil and natural gas leases in Oklahoma.
These Native Americans Might Be the Country's First Climate Change Refugees
The Isle de Jean Charles band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe has lived on the island since the 1820s — but sea level rise and coastal erosion has gobbled up 98 percent of the land on which they reside.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's Aides Were Concerned About Flint's Water in 2014
In emails released today by the governor's office, a top Snyder aide warned in October 2014 that Flint's water quality was "downright scary."
One of the World's Last Remaining Whaling Companies Is Hanging Up Its Harpoons
Iceland’s Hvalur company caught and slaughtered 155 fin whales in 2015 — but is halting its operations in the face of Japanese import restrictions.
LA's Methane Leak Was the Biggest in US History
The estimate comes as new figures from the US government suggest methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are far higher than previously thought.