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Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States rose 3.4 percent in 2018, the largest increase in eight years. A rise in emissions from factories, trucks and planes contributed heavily to this increase.

Global Carbon Emissions Will Hit a Record High in 2019… Again.

“Current climate and energy policies are too weak to reverse trends in global emissions.”

Nick Visser

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A rig drills for natural gas, framed by the cliffs of the Roan Plateau.

Methane Detectives: Can a Wave of Technology Slash Natural Gas Leaks?

Jonathan Mingle

Workers install solar panels on the roofs of homes under construction south of Corona, CA.

California Could Have Helped Low-Income Residents Weather PG&E Blackouts. But It Didn’t Happen.

Jessica Kutz

Texas Signed off on the Restoration of This Old Coal Mine. Now a Leaky Landfill Is Contaminating Groundwater.

Texas Signed off on the Restoration of This Old Coal Mine. Now a Leaky Landfill Is Contaminating Groundwater.

Kiah Collier

There Is an Important Climate Solution Democrats Never Talk About. But Why?

There Is an Important Climate Solution Democrats Never Talk About. But Why?

Maddie Stone

Climate Change Is Finally Having a Political Moment. That’s No Accident.

Climate Change Is Finally Having a Political Moment. That’s No Accident.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a press conference at the COP25 climate talks summit in Madrid, Monday Dec. 2, 2019.

Democrats from Congress Tried to Reassure World Leaders at the UN Climate Summit

Voters Want Presidential Action on Climate—With or Without Congressional Support

Voters Want Presidential Action on Climate—With or Without Congressional Support

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes his way to the stage as he celebrates with supporters at Liberal election headquarters.

How Climate Policy Dominated Canada’s Election