A Texas court ordered Exxon to pay $20 million in fines for pollutants released into the air at the Baytown, Texas refining and chemical plant outside of Houston.
An $800 million investment proposal from Volkswagen aimed at increasing the adoption of zero-emission vehicles in California has come under sharp criticism from elected officials, regulators and advocacy organizations.
As the Legislature weighs the future of cap and trade, California’s groundbreaking program to cut greenhouse gas emissions that expires in 2020, it is considering key changes pushed by environmentalists and fought by Big Oil and other industry groups.
A slow-moving emergency is lapping at California’s shores — climate-driven sea-level rise that experts now predict could elevate the water in coastal areas up to 10 feet in just 70 years, gobbling up beachfront and overwhelming low-lying cities.
The study, more than 300 pages long and several years in the making, focuses on what the White House has described as one of the gravest threats to the nation: major health problems associated with climate change.
If you took a spin down to the New York International Auto Show last week and saw the $37,500 Chevy Bolt (electric) parked next to the strikingly similar $17,000 Chevy Cruze (gasoline), the answer is probably a hard no.
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday he is prepared to fight any attempt to expand oil drilling off the California coast despite an order signed by President Trump calling for a study of new oil and natural gas exploration.
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Exxon released 10 million pounds of air pollution in Texas
A Texas court ordered Exxon to pay $20 million in fines for pollutants released into the air at the Baytown, Texas refining and chemical plant outside of Houston.
VW’s electric vehicle investment plan overlooks poor, critics say
An $800 million investment proposal from Volkswagen aimed at increasing the adoption of zero-emission vehicles in California has come under sharp criticism from elected officials, regulators and advocacy organizations.
BMW is trying to scare staff into loving electric cars
“We’re in the midst of an electric assault,” the presenter intones as the Tesla Inc. chief’s photo pops up. “This must be taken very seriously.”
California’s landmark climate-change program would also fight air pollution under proposal
As the Legislature weighs the future of cap and trade, California’s groundbreaking program to cut greenhouse gas emissions that expires in 2020, it is considering key changes pushed by environmentalists and fought by Big Oil and other industry groups.
Rising seas claiming California’s coast faster than scientists imagined
A slow-moving emergency is lapping at California’s shores — climate-driven sea-level rise that experts now predict could elevate the water in coastal areas up to 10 feet in just 70 years, gobbling up beachfront and overwhelming low-lying cities.
As the climate changes, risks to human health will accelerate, White House warns
The study, more than 300 pages long and several years in the making, focuses on what the White House has described as one of the gravest threats to the nation: major health problems associated with climate change.
The electric car revolution now faces its biggest test
If you took a spin down to the New York International Auto Show last week and saw the $37,500 Chevy Bolt (electric) parked next to the strikingly similar $17,000 Chevy Cruze (gasoline), the answer is probably a hard no.
How satellite data caught Gulf oil companies hiding enormous oil spills
An organization called SkyTruth is monitoring drilling companies for drastically underestimating the amount of oil they spill into the ocean.
California attorney general vows to fight any attempt to allow more oil drilling off coast of state
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said Friday he is prepared to fight any attempt to expand oil drilling off the California coast despite an order signed by President Trump calling for a study of new oil and natural gas exploration.