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2019 Year in Review

Utilities Have Big Plans to Cut Emissions, But They’re Struggling to Shed Fossil Fuels

Even a renewable energy leader like Xcel, one of the first to pledge net zero emissions by mid-century, is finding it hard to end coal without adding natural gas.

By Dan Gearino

Xcel's Comanche Generating Station, the largest power plant in Colorado, runs on coal. Credit: Andy Cross/Denver Post via Getty Images
Pipeline construction. Credit: Robert Nicklesberg/Getty Images

2020: A Year of Pipeline Court Fights, with One Lawsuit Headed to the Supreme Court

By Phil McKenna

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announce legislation to transform public housing as part of their Green New Deal plan. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Where Is the Green New Deal Headed in 2020?

By Marianne Lavelle

Oil exploration rig. Credit: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images

What’s Behind Big Oil’s Promises of Emissions Cuts? Lots of Wiggle Room.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Scientists on Greenland's Petermann Glacier. Credit: Whitney Shefte/Washington Post via Getty Images

Climate Science Discoveries of the Decade: New Risks Scientists Warned About in the 2010s

By Bob Berwyn

Midwest flooding. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

After a Rough Year, Farmers and Congress Are Talking About Climate Solutions

By Georgina Gustin

Walkers, buses and bike lanes. Credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

States Vowed to Uphold America’s Climate Pledge. Are They Succeeding?

By Marianne Lavelle

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida was heavily damaged when Hurricane Michael hit in 2018. Credit: Airman 1st Class Kelly Walker/U.S Air Force

U.S. Military Precariously Unprepared for Climate Threats, War College & Retired Brass Warn

By David Hasemyer

Rescues during flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston in 2017. Credit: Jabin Botsford/Washington Post via Getty Images

Earth's Hottest Decade on Record Marked by Extreme Storms, Deadly Wildfires

By Bob Berwyn

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