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Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States fell by 1.9 percent in 2023 — the lowest level since 1969 — mostly due to less coal power generation, according to preliminary estimates released by independent research firm the Rhodium Group. Following two years of increasing emissions, and with the country’s economy expanding by 2.4 percent, emissions […]

The United States Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in a case looking to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a federal regulation — the “Good Neighbor” Rule — that protects people in states downwind from industrial and coal plant pollution that drifts across state lines, a press release […]

Demand for coal is predicted to decline beginning in 2026, according to the most recent coal market report — Coal 2023 Analysis and forecast to 2026 — from the International Energy Agency (IEA). It is the first time the report has projected a drop, a press release from the IEA said. “Today, coal remains the […]

The year 2023 is already expected to be the hottest on record, following a record-hot summer. But despite this, the U.S. is expected to reach record numbers in fossil fuel production for the year. Liquified natural gas exports from North America are expected to double through 2027, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported. Most […]

A coal plant in Jefferson County, Alabama has topped the list of worst greenhouse gas polluters in the U.S., according to data recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This latest annual recognition is the eighth consecutive time for the notorious Alabama Power facility in Jefferson County, called the James H. Miller Jr. […]

Germany is likely to generate enough energy from renewables to meet more than 50% of its energy demand by the end of this year, as the country’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced at a conference held by the Heinrich Böll Foundation on Monday. As of 2022, Germany’s solar photovoltaic capacity was at about 67 megawatts, […]

Researchers from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have recently found that more than 60 percent of the 142 largest gas, oil and coal companies are not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, wrote two of the researchers from The University of Queensland, Saphira Rekker […]

Jakarta, Indonesia, frequently ranks as one of the most polluted cities in the world, and was recently named the most polluted city on the planet by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. Authorities in Indonesia are blaming the air pollution issues in the city of more than 11 million on a combination of vehicle emissions […]