Stories by Zack Colman

President Biden strengthened the U.S.’s commitment to slash climate pollution under the Paris Agreement knowing that President-elect Donald Trump could abandon it, but states and cities could still use it as a guide

Increasingly intense hurricanes, wildfires and other climate disasters have forced these state-run backstop insurance groups into a role typically assumed by the private sector as the primary insurer within their borders

The COP28 climate talks in Dubai ended with a deal to curb the use of fossil fuels, but some delegates and experts lament that the agreement was not more ambitious

China and the U.S. agreed to new greenhouse gas reduction commitments ahead of upcoming climate talks, but the relationship between the world’s top two emitters remains “challenging”

At the COP27 climate summit, surprise final statement text that could provide cover to natural gas use deflated the sense of triumph after the U.S. and E.U. agreed for the first time to create a fund to pay for some countries’ climate losses

For disadvantaged communities in low-lying areas, post-storm living is precarious

Carbon taxes, fracking bans and salmon conservation will all be put up for a vote

The state is opposing the Trump administration’s proposed changes over ozone pollution concerns

The Trump administration argues higher fuel efficiency will keep older, unsafe cars on the road

The draft bill is an attempt at compromise between environmentalists and conservatives favoring climate action

Emails reveal administration officials want to shelve environmental policies to speed oil and gas development

Executives address methane leaks and public trust

Fossil fuels are a bigger part of the climate conversation, though the coal industry is unlikely to be saved

Refusal to acknowledge warming could also widen partisan divide

But would Peter Navarro change his positions to advance his political career?

Donald van der Vaart might listen to scientists but won't say humans are major cause of climate change

Energy and environmental agencies have been the administration's prime targets for regulatory removal

Areas in the Pacific Ocean, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, and much of the Eastern Seaboard are included in the new plan

An attack on findings about how greenhouse gases affect human health may not arise

The regulation limited planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants

The administration may soon issue a dramatically scaled-back version of Obama's Clean Power Plan

Hurricane Harvey could be particularly threatening as it will contain both violent wind speeds and a heavy downpour

Some scientists worry the White House could bury the report of dire consequences

Debate rises over whether mining frozen gas beneath the ocean would aggravate global warming