The five-year plan for America’s coastal waters, required by law, risks angering both the fossil fuel industry and environmentalists.
Tag: Air Pollution
With Climate Agenda Stalled at Home, Biden Still Hopes to Lead Abroad
The United States has demonstrated international leadership on climate change in the past, but recent setbacks are presenting new challenges for President Biden.
The Court vs. the Climate
The Supreme Court seems unconcerned with climate change.
Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change
A Supreme Court ruling, combined with an energy crunch and intraparty politics, makes it nearly impossible for President Biden to achieve his climate goals.
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.
Can a Law Protecting Endangered Animals Stop New Oil Drilling?
Environmentalists say the government failed to study the threats to endangered species from climate change before issuing oil and gas drilling permits.
Climate Groups Use Endangered Species Act to Try to Stop Drilling
Environmentalists say the government failed to study the threats to endangered species from climate change before issuing oil and gas drilling permits.
Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History
Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.
Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.
Smog from factories and cars has led to more storms in the Atlantic Ocean, but fewer in the Pacific. A new study explains why.
Gina McCarthy, Top Climate Adviser, Is Said to Be Planning Departure
Ms. McCarthy was tapped by President Biden to lead an ambitious domestic climate agenda. Associates say she is frustrated by the slow pace of progress.