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A bill introduced in California’s state Legislature would make fossil fuel companies legally liable for damages from climate ...

A man arrested in London in April and charged with hacking claimed that the scheme happened under the orders of Exxon and its ...

M. R. O’Connor embeds with a wildfire-fighting crew. Plus: a new cartoon-guessing game; why Trump pardoned the Silk Road ...

The proposal, introduced in the wake of the LA fires, would allow people and insurers who have suffered losses in climate ...

California aims to reduce carbon emissions by 45%, while its Low Carbon Fuel Standard requires oil refiners to cut their ...

A 2016 behavioral economics study found that when consumers think their waste might be recycled, they worry less about the ...

The Environmental Defense Center works to prevent Sable restart of offshore oil drilling over safety and climate concerns.

The California State Fire Marshal waived pipeline corrosion regulations for the Las Flores Pipeline System to oil company ...

Environmental groups in New Jersey want their state to follow California, and sue the plastics industry over alleged ...

FAILED NEGOTIATIONS AWARD: To delegates who tried to hammer out a United Nations plastics treaty in 2024 but failed to meet ...

This week, we’d like to introduce you to the woman who wrote our cover story, Victoria Riskin. She’s a dedicated ...