HOUSTON -- Is Texas becoming hostile to coal? In the state that is the nation's biggest source of greenhouse gas pollution, environmental groups are becoming optimistic that the tide could now be turning in their battles against coal-fired generators. They won a fight to prevent the construction of a massive new coal-fired power plant about 90 miles southwest of Houston.
Little more than a year after making it to the top of IBM's list of worst commuter cities, Mexico City has returned to the urban transit spotlight -- this time at the receiving end of international praise.
Secretary of State John Kerry should use his upcoming India trip to talk climate cooperation, offering India help in reducing its energy use, boosting solar power and preparing for the impacts of climate change, a leading environmental group said yesterday. (E&ENews PM, )
A staff proposal at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to void a key decision tied to the crippled San Onofre plant in California has drawn the ire of the environmental group Friends of the Earth. (E&ENews PM, )
U.S. cities are making strides both in reducing their greenhouse gas impact and in safeguarding their residents from the effects of climate change, but they need state and federal assistance. (E&ENews PM, )
The forest is burning, but houses come first. (ClimateWire, )
A federal district judge in Montana has rejected a bid by environmental groups to force Interior to curb greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling on federal lands. (Greenwire, )
Even with declining water demand from more efficient faucets and appliances, Phoenix's water management is unique, and it needs to be. (Greenwire, )
