Jennifer A Dlouhy

The US soon will unveil tougher standards meant to drive greater integrity for carbon markets — a bid to ensure the trading regimes drive real emission reductions and not just greenwashing.

Legislation pushing Joe Biden to ratchet up sanctions on Iranian crude oil is on track to become law as soon as this week. But don't expect the president to fully use his new powers any time soon.

The Biden administration is laying out more of its vision for decarbonizing the nation’s freight industry, including plans for standardizing charging infrastructure for electric trucks and accelerating the adoption of emission-free big rigs.

The Biden administration’s plan for throttling power-plant pollution is expected to drive far greater reductions of greenhouse gas emissions than initially expected, even as US electricity demand climbs.

The Biden administration is cracking down on planet-warming pollution from the nation's electricity sector, with mandates likely to encourage the closure of coal plants that advocates argue are vital to meet surging power demand.

The Biden administration is cracking down on planet-warming pollution from the nation’s electricity sector, with mandates likely to encourage the closure of coal plants that advocates argue are vital to meet surging power demand.

The Biden administration is cracking down on planet-warming pollution from the nation's electricity sector, with mandates likely to encourage the closure of coal plants that advocates argue are vital to meet surging power demand.

The cost of gas at the pump is already up 18% this year, but Congress is urging tougher sanctions enforcement.

Climate negotiators from the world's top two greenhouse gas emitters are set to meet this week in Washington for talks on curbing potent planet-warming pollutants, promoting energy efficiency and other issues.

The oil industry’s top trade group filed a petition in federal court challenging Biden administration mandates cracking down on planet-warming methane emissions from wells, tanks and pipelines, even as it pushes the government to make administrative changes.