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Fossil Fuel Presence at Climate Week NYC Spotlights Dissonance in Clean Energy Transition

As climate activists spoke out against fossil fuel presence, countries detailed the barriers slowing their transition to clean energy.

By Kiley Price

Children play soccer next to active oil wells in Los Angeles County’s Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the nation. Credit: Gary Kavanagh

California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers

By Liza Gross

An adipic acid plant in Liaoyang, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, owned by Liaoyang Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of Petrochina. Credit: Yang Qing/Xinhua/Yang Qing via Getty Images

Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution

By Phil McKenna

Streets were flooded in South Williamsburg as Tropical Storm Ophelia hit the city on Sept. 29, 2023. Credit: Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY

How New York City Has Lost Out on $4.2 Billion in State Green Bonds

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY

Sunrise Movement activists march to the Democratic National Committee’s office to urge Kamala Harris to make bold climate policy central to her campaign on July 29. Credit: Rachael Warriner/Sunrise Movement

Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Build Enough Momentum to Get Them to the Polls?

By Keerti Gopal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves between interviews in the Pennsylvania Convention Center before the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast

By Phil McKenna

CalFire manages a prescribed controlled burn in Northern California on Nov. 14, 2023. Wildfire prevention, among other climate solutions, is on the state's ballot as Proposition 4. Credit: Penny Collins/NurPhoto via Getty Images

California Ballot Asks Voters to Invest in Climate Solutions

By Liza Gross

U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Democrat and Nevada’s junior senator, is challenged by Republican Sam Brown in the upcoming election. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

In Nevada, Clean Energy Divides the Senate Race

By Wyatt Myskow

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19. He spoke about Lordstown, Ohio, where an auto assembly plant closed during the Trump administration and a battery manufacturing plant opened during the Biden administration. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses

By Dan Gearino

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on Tuesday night. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images and Melina Mara/The Washington Post

10 Tough Climate Questions for the Presidential Debate

By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense, Liza Gross

Vehicles travel on U.S. Highway 20 along the Wind River through a canyon between the towns of Shoshoni and Thermopolis in central Wyoming. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What’s Stalling Electric Vehicle Adoption in Wyoming?

By Najifa Farhat

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, is up against Republican and former Governor Larry Hogan in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call and Nathan Howard/Getty Images

A Pivotal Senate Race Could Make or Break Maryland’s Quest for Clean Energy Future

By Aman Azhar

The Cape Fear River has been contaminated with forever chemicals, such as PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane from industrial dischargers upstream. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C.

By Lisa Sorg

Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-San Luis Obispo) talks about her bill to reaffirm local governments’ authority to regulate oil and gas production at a rally outside the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Monday. Credit: Last Chance Alliance

California Climate and Health Groups Urge Legislators to Pass Polluter Pays Bills

By Liza Gross

Supporters cheer for Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris at Georgia State Convocation Center on July 30 in Atlanta. Credit: Julia Beverly/Getty Images

Kamala Harris’ Favorability Is Sky High Among Young Voters in Battleground States

Interview by Aynsley O'Neill and Steve Curwood

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

The Climate Movement Rushes to Embrace Kamala Harris

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill and Steve Curwood

As the DNC Kicks Off, Here’s How Climate Fits In

By Kiley Price

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic incumbent, is challenged by Eric Hovde in the Wisconsin Senate race. Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images and Angela Weiss/AFP

In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views

By Kristoffer Tigue

Vice President Kamala Harris walks on stage during a campaign rally at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas on Aug. 10. Credit: Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action

By Marianne Lavelle

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