Tag: Climate and environment

Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies

WASHINGTON -- Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane...

For nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference's first day decided on some of the...

Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon...

New York eyes reviving congestion pricing toll before Trump takes office

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering ways to revive a program that would have charged drivers a new $15...

US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take over

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America's clean energy economy won't reverse...

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world.Curbing...