The White House announced guidelines this morning to strengthen the market for carbon offsets, otherwise known as the voluntary carbon market. Offsets allow...

Lawyers to Plastics Makers: Prepare for ‘Astronomical’ PFAS Lawsuits

The defense lawyer minced no words as he addressed a room full of plastic-industry executives. Prepare for a wave of lawsuits with potentially...

Big Oil’s Winning Streak Forces Activist Investors to Regroup

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Carbon Offsets, a Much-Criticized Climate Tool, Get Federal Guidelines

The Biden administration on Tuesday laid out for the first time a set of broad government guidelines around the use of carbon offsets...

Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.

Elon Musk aggressively elbowed his way into the space launch business over the past two decades, combining engineering genius and an entrepreneurial drive...

Climate Change Added a Month’s Worth of Extra-Hot Days in Past Year

Over the past year of record-shattering warmth, the average person on Earth experienced 26 more days of abnormally high temperatures than they otherwise...

Congestion Pricing Could Bring Cleaner Air. But Maybe Not for Everyone.

When congestion pricing takes effect in New York City next month, officials say it will create an array of benefits: The system’s tolls...

How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction

The feisty Lord Howe Island stick insect crawling on the gloved hand of Kyle Kassel, a keeper at the San Diego Zoo, had...

Here Comes Manhattanhenge 2024: When and How to Watch

New Yorkers, get ready for the latest solar spectacle.Each year at the end of May, and again in mid-July, residents and tourists alike...

Rivers of Lava on Venus Reveal a More Volcanically Active Planet

Witnessing the blood-red fires of a volcanic eruption on Earth is memorable. But to see molten rock bleed out of a volcano on...

Can Trump Really Slam the Brakes on Electric Vehicles?

Donald J. Trump is crystal clear about his disdain for electric vehicles. The former president has falsely claimed electric cars don’t work, promised...