Valerie Volcovici

PECOS COUNTY, Texas – On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used a backhoe to uncover an abandoned or

Flying over the desert landscape of southeastern New Mexico in a four-seat helicopter, Stephen Aldridge could count around a dozen man-made lagoons brimming with toxic wastewater glistening between drill rigs and pumpjacks.

Countries could use this week's United Nations meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world's annual goal for climate

UN Secretary General António Guterres launched the Summit for the Future" as part of the UN General Assembly, where some leaders warned of growing mistrust between nations.

California Attorney-General Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference announcing a lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil over its alleged role in

California and several environmental groups have sued Exxon Mobil and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.

Delivering on a goal set at last year's COP28 climate summit to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 is feasible, but countries need to move quickly to deploy more electric grid connections and battery storage, according to the International Energy Agency.

California and several environmental groups sued Exxon Mobil on Monday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.

World leaders on Tuesday called for far more investment in renewable energy to tackle climate change, with developing nations saying they need financial support to make the transition.

Reuters found at least seven of Trump's close allies and fundraisers, or the firms they run, hold hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of stakes in companies that are significant beneficiaries of the tax breaks embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden's signature climate law.