"Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution."

"A recent scientific expedition to the Gulf of Mexico seafloor shows just how little things have improved near the broken well."

"After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help."

"Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back."

"A dark money group funded by FirstEnergy spent $2.5 million to support the GOP hopeful as the utility pushed bailout of struggling nuclear plants."

"For the first time in more than 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management will force oil and gas companies to set aside more money to guarantee they plug old wells, preventing them from leaking oil, brine and toxic or climate-warming gasses." "The new Bureau of Land Management regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections."

"Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms".

"President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities. He also plans to expand his New Deal-style American Climate Corps green jobs training program."

"New York canceled power contracts for three offshore wind projects Friday, citing a turbine maker’s plans to scrap its biggest machines." "It’s a major blow to New York’s climate plan and to President Joe Biden’s energy ambitions."

"Plans to build what would have been one of the largest chemical recycling plants in the country in Pennsylvania were canceled this week."