Tag: pollution
More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones...
The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled
LONDON -- A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets...
Biden administration details how producers of sustainable aviation fuel will get tax credits
The Biden administration spelled out guidelines Tuesday for tax breaks designed to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel and help curb fast-growing emissions...
New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites...
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario -- For the first time, negotiators from most of the world's nations are discussing the text of what is supposed to...
Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
WASHINGTON -- Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental...