Hawaii passed a state law in 2015 committing to using all renewable energy by 2045. Photo credit: Keppet via Flicker By Dana Drugmand Hawaii’s highest court took an important step in December to hold the state’s agencies accountable for transitioning away from fossil fuels as…
Houston's oil industry facilities would be inundated by a major hurricane storm surge, but the project designed to protect them has not gotten off the ground. Photo credit: Win McNamee By Seamus McGraw Environmentalists and activists who fretted that the devastation of Hurricane Harvey would spur powerful political interests in Texas to fast-track plans for…
Exxon claims gas sales in Massachusetts are through independent franchises, so state does not have jurisdiction for climate investigation. Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images By Karen Savage When Massachusetts residents need to refuel, a quick visit to Exxon’s website directs them to the nearest filling station emblazoned with the…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been noncommittal about whether his state is conducting or plans a climate fraud investigation against Exxon. Photo credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Seamus McGraw It has been more than 18 months since Kamala Harris, then California’s attorney general, privately assured supporters that her office would join…
After the rescues are over, the long-term costs of Hurricane Harvey's recovery will bring the larger issue of disaster relief into the spotlight. Photo credit: Erich Schlegel/Getty Images By Karen Savage When Hurricane Harvey finally pulled away from the Texas and Louisiana coast, clearing skies revealed a vast swath of communities inundated with…
Children suffer most acutely from the impacts of climate change, doctors say. Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images For years, politically and financially motivated campaigns have wrapped climate science in a cloak of doubt. Scientists, initially caught off guard, eventually responded with a…
Companies with high carbon missions are choosing how to publicly acknowledge their impact on the climate, and the risks to their business. Credit: Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images For years, politically and financially motivated campaigns have wrapped climate science in a cloak of doubt. Scientists, initially caught off guard, responded with a relentless…
The New York attorney general's investigation of Exxon's potential climate fraud has put a focus on a misleading report about what the company knew about climate risks. Photo credit: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images By Karen Savage As part of a deal to get shareholders to withdraw a resolution seeking greater transparency on climate change risks, Exxon agreed in…
In Miami, sea level rise-driven flooding is already a fact of life. Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images For years, politically and financially motivated campaigns have wrapped climate science in a cloak of doubt. Scientists, initially caught off guard, eventually responded with a…
Louisiana communities, including Dedham Springs, were devastated by flooding in August 2016 and battle climate change all along the Gulf Coast. Photo credit: Karen Savage By Karen Savage Without taking a breath, Kindra Arnesen impatiently rattled off the major storms that have inundated her Venice, La., community in recent years;…