It Wasn't Just The Pandemic: Oil's Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Year The coronavirus-induced collapse in oil demand stole all the headlines. But oil companies faced a myriad of other woes, too, from hurricanes to itchy investors — and, of course, climate change. Camila Domonoske
Biden To Pick North Carolina Regulator Michael Regan To Lead EPA Regan is the top environmental regulator for North Carolina. He would be first African American man to run the EPA, and he would oversee much of the federal government's response to climate change. Rebecca Hersher
Inslee unveils new plan to tackle climate change 'head on' in WA Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says there’s no silver bullet for the climate, so he’s pushing a sweeping package of policies to lower the state’s carbon footprint, economy-wide. John Ryan
U.N. Report: In The Age Of Humans, 'The Dominant Risk To Our Survival Is Ourselves' On the United Nations' new Planetary Pressures-Adjusted Human Development Index, the United States drops 45 places from its overall ranking, a reflection of the country's outsize environmental impact. Laurel Wamsley
Washington's carbon footprint keeps growing. This time, buildings and planes are to blame Despite efforts to tame it, Washington state’s impact on the climate keeps growing. John Ryan
'We Don't Have To Live This Way': Doctors Call For Climate Action Heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame. Rebecca Hersher
Climate Case Against Shell Begins In The Netherlands The case was brought by a group of environmental organizations and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens. They demand that Shell be forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030. Laurel Wamsley
NASA Satellite To Measure Global Sea Level Rise Space is the best place — maybe the only place — to get a complete picture of how climate change is affecting the Earth's oceans. And what happens in the ocean does not stay in the ocean. Rebecca Hersher
U.S. out of global climate pact — an 'appalling' move, WA leaders say “We're really concerned about the crab and clams and oysters and all those things that are extremely important to our way of life.” John Ryan
U.S. Faces Global Criticism For Ditching Paris Climate Deal The United States received a deluge of criticism from national and international organizations for its departure Wednesday from the Paris Agreement. Jaclyn Diaz
