"An influential group of Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday set an ambitious target for United States greenhouse gas emissions, calling for a reduction to net-zero by 2050."

"A federal judge has dealt a blow to a group of fossil fuel companies being sued by Rhode Island over the costs of climate change impacts with a decision to move the case back to the state court system."

The plastics industry is sponsoring PR and lobbying campaigns to make it illegal for local governments to ban plastic producsts to limit waste and pollution.

"Congressional negotiators and the White House announced a bipartisan budget deal last night that's likely to provide increases for energy and environmental agencies over the next two years."

"To witness the transformation of America's power sector, go to Texas. Earlier this month, the state's grid operator reported wind had generated more electricity than coal through the first six months of the year."

"Major U.S. cities may be leaking far more methane into the atmosphere than government estimates suggest."

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general will investigate allegations that William L. Wehrum, the agency’s former air quality chief, violated ethics rules when he met with former clients from his days as a lawyer and lobbyist for the oil, gas and coal industries."

"President Trump got big help in his reelection campaign with contributions from top executives in the fossil fuel industry."

"Two former Bureau of Land Management directors say plans to move the agency’s headquarters to Colorado are an early step toward abolishing the entire agency and transferring millions of acres of federal land to the states."