Clean Power Plan
The Election Will Decide if Obama’s Clean Power Plan Lives or Dies
The Clean Power Plan, President Obama’s keystone piece of climate legislation, suddenly looks to be in peril.
The US Hasn’t Seen Carbon Emissions This Low Since 1991
Thanks to warmer weather and renewable energy, carbon emissions in 2016 were the lowest they’ve been since 1991.
A Bunch of Nuclear Power Plants Are Closing, and It’s Because of Fracking
More than six nuclear reactors have recently shut down, and more closings are likely coming.
Here's What Green Groups Are Saying About Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
The Supreme Court will likely review President Barack Obama's climate change policy, as well as other environmental regulations, and that's gotten green groups focused on the nomination like never before.
US Supreme Court Blocks Obama Climate Change Plan
In a 5-4 vote, the court temporarily delayed implementation of the administration's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's power plants, while an appeals court hears a suit brought by 27 states and business groups.
The Twilight of the American Coal Industry May Be Nigh
St. Louis-based Arch Coal is the fourth US coal company to file for bankruptcy since July, as coal production slides to its lowest level in 30 years.
Joining Big Coal, 24 States Have Teamed UP to Fight Obama's Climate Change Plan
Twenty-four states are turning on President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to curtail carbon pollution from power plants.
Obama’s Steep New Emissions Rules Praised as ‘Great Advance,’ Scorned as ‘Power Grab’
The president unveiled the White House's strongest ever plan to combat climate change on Monday.
Obama To Impose Strict Regulations To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Obama said there was a need for the new "Clean Power Plan," citing increasing damage from climate change including rising sea levels, temperatures, and more severe weather.