Experts say planting trees and protecting old-growth forests are necessary parts of the fight against global climate change.

The Department of Energy projects that the building code modernization efforts could cut energy costs by as much as $138 billion over the next 30 years.

‘The claims are cynical at best, and expose a complete ignorance of how the [Strategic Petroleum Reserve] works,’ one energy expert said.

With a more solid majority in the Senate, Democrats would be able to pass stalled legislation to invest in clean energy and close tax loopholes for the richest Americans.

The North Carolina Republican Senate nominee has repeatedly sided with the energy sector over environmental protections.

Government and legal experts ask: Can further limits be put on presidential authority to make sure there are no repeats of 2020 in future administrations?

Meteorologists say models used to predict storm impacts do not always keep up with increasingly devastating rainstorms, hurricanes, heat waves and other events.

‘We’re not seeing a whole lot of common sense in his policies. He tends to toss aside serious ideas about climate change as just left-wing politics,’ said Sierra Club Florida political director Luigi Guadarrama.

Fire officials in some cities worry that the cancelations of community displays could prompt some people to ramp up their use of consumer-grade fireworks.

Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz claims without evidence that environmental regulations are responsible for oil companies’ high prices.

The increase in pay for federal wildland firefighters comes as the United Nations warns of a ‘global wildfire crisis.’

Black children and families are more likely than white families to suffer from the effects of lead poisoning.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that ‘fossil fuel producers and financiers have humanity by the throat.’

Large oil companies took in over $22 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2022 as gas prices have soared.

The Natural Resources Defense Council said new efficiency standards for furnaces ‘will significantly lower energy bills each year and slash dangerous climate-warming emissions across the nation.’

Experts say shipping cost increases are a key driver of high retail prices and inflation.

The Republican candidate has gotten much of his corporate PAC funding from the fossil fuel industry.

President Joe Biden is using the Defense Production Act to boost the domestic manufacture of solar panels and other clean energy components.

$154 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be used to improve water infrastructure for Native American tribes and Alaska Native villages.

The new allocation includes federal aid to cap 18 orphaned wells in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania.

Diesel pollution has been associated with cardiac and respiratory illnesses as well as greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

The concept of ESG calls on investors to consider criteria such as environmental risk, pay equity or how transparent companies are in their accounting practices.

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said, ‘The shameful conduct of corporate executives pursuing profit at any cost during a crisis and government officials eager to do their bidding regardless of resulting harm to the public must never be repeated.’

In total, $3.5 billion will be allocated under the law to clean up Superfund sites across the country.

‘Communities of color, indigenous communities and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution and climate change,’ Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

A new poll shows strong support for a compromise Build Back Better package.

President Joe Biden’s policy on lightbulbs is projected to save consumers $3 billion per year.

‘We can’t afford to deny this reality and the urgency of what is happening to our state,’ said Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.

‘There are some amazing success stories,’ said Stanford University environmental scientist Rob Jackson.

Climate experts say forests play a vital role in capturing carbon gases that contribute to climate change.