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Fossil Fuels

Holding industries that profit from greenhouse gas emissions accountable for actions that hinder solutions to the climate crisis their products are responsible for causing. 

Whitehouse: Call Out the Corruption Propelling the US Climate Retreat

The Rhode Island senator, who could lead the Judiciary Committee if Democrats win in November, urges stronger messaging and a focus on Supreme Court reform.

By Marianne Lavelle

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on July 15 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Several people are visible in the photo holding signs. One reads: "You emitted the carbon: we suffered the destruction. You caused the emissions: We lost our lives."

What Happens When Earth Passes 1.5 Degrees of Warming?

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

A child plays on a scooter in the park, with the cooling tower looming in the background.

Environmental and Public Health Groups Sue Over the Trump EPA’s Latest Attempt to Bolster Fossil Fuels

By Keerti Gopal

Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian speaks at an event in Houston on March 30, 2022. Credit: Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Oil and Gas Regulator Doubles Down and Defies State Legislature

By Martha Pskowski

Bills to protect the fossil fuel industry come in as the U.S. Supreme Court is three weeks away from hearing arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. Credit: Finn Gomez/Getty Images

Congressional Republicans Aim to Shield Fossil Fuel Companies From Climate Lawsuits

By Georgina Gustin

A flue-gas stack blows exhaust at a coal-fired power plant in Ghent, Ky., on Feb. 14. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Trump Doubles Down on Climate Denial With Plan to Repeal Power Plant Rules

By Liza Gross

Grain bins sit at the edge of a cornfield near West Union, Iowa. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

What’s Next for Summit’s Carbon ‘Pipeline to Nowhere’?

By Anika Jane Beamer

A view of the Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant owned MidAmerican Energy, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Credit: Michael Siluk/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

As Power Demand Rises, a Clean-Energy State Falls Back on Coal

By Anika Jane Beamer

A swath of coal is visible in front of the J.H. Campbell coal power plant in an aerial photo.

Court Rules Against Trump Order to Keep Costly Michigan Coal Plant Running

By Dan Gearino, Keerti Gopal, Marianne Lavelle

An aerial shot shows many caribou on snow-covered ground.

The Trump Administration Wants to Fast-Track Arctic Drilling

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A beach is seen adjacent to the Freeport LNG facility in Freeport, Texas. Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

A Texas LNG Plant Pumps Out Chronic, Unpermitted Pollution, a Watchdog Finds

By Dylan Baddour

The construction site of a 49.5-megawatt three-level data center on July 8 in Vernon, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Data Center Boom Brings Health Hazards, Former EPA Officials Warn

By Keerti Gopal

Texas State Rep. Jon Rosenthal speaks with supporters before a press conference in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2025. Credit: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images

Meet the Mechanical Engineer Running to Regulate the Texas Oil and Gas Industry

By Martha Pskowski

A solar farm is seen on June 17 near Rosamond, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

How California Is Kicking Its Natural Gas Habit

By Dan Gearino

Prices are displayed at a Brooklyn gas station on Sept. 4 in New York City. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

As Hostilities Flare and Oil Prices Spike, U.S. Consumers Pay at the Pump

By Marianne Lavelle

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to the press outside of the White House on Aug. 25. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Farmers Are Going Broke Amid Rising Gas Prices, While the Ag Secretary Profits Off Them

By Georgina Gustin

A pipeline runs through a natural gas field on federally managed land in Sublette County, Wyoming. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Error in a Recent BLM Lease Sale Has Wyoming Residents Concerned Over New Oil and Gas Rules

By Jake Bolster

A marker for an Energy Transfer petroleum pipeline stands near the Delaware River in Upper Makefield Township, Pa. Credit: Tracie Van Auken/Inside Climate News

A Pipeline Giant That Spilled Jet Fuel in Pennsylvania Is Trying to Weaken a Clean Water Law

By Marianne Lavelle

Traffic moves along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Court Stalls EPA Plan to Override California’s Vehicle Pollution Standards

By Anika Jane Beamer

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