The Senate continued to plow through a series of amendments on Democrats’ climate and tax package , closing in Sunday on passing elements of President Biden’s agenda that have languished Continue Reading
Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval early Sunday, debating a measure with less ambition than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but that touches deep-rooted party dreams Continue Reading
Energy pipeline operator Energy Transfer LP has disclosed a pipeline rupture in Louisiana last month that released 8.2 million cubic feet of natural gas, according to a report filed with Continue Reading
Congressional Republicans are ramping up pressure on the oil-and-gas industry to take an aggressive stance against the Democrats’ tax-and-climate bill , frustrated that the industry hasn’t done more to help Continue Reading
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne warned that France is facing its “most severe drought” ever recorded and announced the activation of a government crisis unit. Borne said in a written Continue Reading
Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has also appeared in The Christian Science… The ongoing heatwave in Europe Continue Reading
A pipe for carbon dioxide captured from the emissions of a generating station in Thompsons, Texas. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg A week after US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Continue Reading
Two top forecasters are trimming their Atlantic hurricane outlooks slightly after a slow start to the season, but still predict an above-average number of storms. The US National Oceanic and Continue Reading
A person cooled off in a mister set up in lower Manhattan in New York City on Thursday as a heat wave hit the area. High temperatures in the Northeast Continue Reading
Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, announced on Thursday evening that she would support moving forward with her party’s climate, tax and health care package, clearing the way for a Continue Reading
Nearly two dozen Republican state treasurers around the country are working to thwart climate action on state and federal levels, fighting regulations that would make clear the economic risks posed Continue Reading
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) said she would soon be ready to “move forward” on a revised version of Senate Democrats’ health-care, climate and deficit-reduction package, opening the door for party Continue Reading
An employee monitors for gas leaks at the Uniper SE Bierwang Natural Gas Storage Facility in Muhldorf, Germany. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg German power prices rose to a record as utilities Continue Reading
The cement, glass and steel that give shape to urban life have also turned modern cities into dangerous heat sinks. Scorching sunlight gets absorbed, stored and slowly emitted in a Continue Reading
Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million tons Continue Reading
Intensifying Texas heat is poised to test the power grid on Thursday with demand seen topping 80 gigawatts for the first time ever. Ample winds twirling turbines are expected to Continue Reading
The Western US is an empire built on snow. And that snow is vanishing. Since most of the region gets little rain in the summer, even in good years, its Continue Reading
California water prices are at all-time high as a severe drought chokes off supplies to cities and farms across the Golden State. The price of water on the Nasdaq Veles Continue Reading
After a miserably hot summer across much of the country, don’t expect August to bring relief. Only the Southwest and Alaska are forecast to have cool or average temperatures over Continue Reading
If signed into law, the bill’s hefty tax incentives for low-carbon technologies could enable the country to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent below 2005 Continue Reading
The agriculture markets have been packed with headline-grabbing events, with extreme price volatility for all major grains and oil seeds in the last two years. The possibility of a continued Continue Reading
A fast-growing wildfire fueled by strong winds from thunderstorms and high temperatures in Northern California has grown to more than 52,000 acres in two days, becoming the state’s largest wildfire Continue Reading
The Senate’s proposal aims to accelerate electric car sales and promote domestic battery manufacturing at China’s expense. A proposed $369 billion climate and tax package includes money to help consumers Continue Reading
The response to some of the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history was entering a pivotal phase on Saturday morning, with the confirmed death toll at 25 and the search for victims poised Continue Reading
Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people, with wildfires overrunning towns in California, rising seas overtaking island nations and drought exacerbating conflicts Continue Reading
A surprise congressional budget deal announced Wednesday night boasts $370 billion in new spending for tackling climate change, including oodles of tax credits and rebates that could make it cheaper Continue Reading
The $369 billion climate and tax package forged in a surprise deal by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to try to Continue Reading
The $369 billion deal Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) forged Wednesday with Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) would transform how the country produces energy and upend the auto industry, even Continue Reading
Senator Joe Manchin gave his support to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 which will provide $369 billion in energy and climate investments. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was Continue Reading
To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout Continue Reading
The deadly heat waves that have fueled blazes and caused transport disruptions in Europe, the U.S. and China this month have one thing in common: a peculiar shape in the Continue Reading
In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America’s fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strategy to inject doubt Continue Reading
Particularly hot weather in Uzbekistan over the past 10 days or so has caused occasional blackouts as the state power company looks to ration electricity supplies to households and industry Continue Reading
expected to last longer than forecasters had initially predicted, setting parts of the normally temperate region on course to break heat wave duration records. As temperatures hit a daily record Continue Reading
Biden’s Tax, Climate Plan Revived by Manchin, Schumer Senator Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have struck a deal on a tax, energy and climate bill, breaking a deadlock Continue Reading
Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) agreed to back a package aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing healthcare costs while raising corporate taxes, marking a stunning revival of core pieces Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin released the outline of a tax, climate and health care deal on Wednesday, in what could prove to be Continue Reading
The $369 billion climate and tax package forged in a surprise deal by Senate Democrats on Wednesday would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to try to Continue Reading
A woman shields from the sun in Beijing’s central business district. Photographer: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Bloomberg News Scorching temperatures across China are straining power grids as the country tries to Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan’s state utilities company is warning of potential energy shortages as a heatwave grips Central Asia. Toktogul, a reservoir used by Kyrgyzstan and its neighbors, is currently emptying out almost Continue Reading
City workers cross London bridge during a heatwave in London, on July 18. Follow us at @BloombergUK and on Facebook , and wrap up your day with The Readout newsletter Continue Reading
South for the third day as dangerously high temperatures had forecasters warning about the dangers of dehydration and exposure. Heat warnings and advisories were in effect from South Carolina up Continue Reading
Limiting the size of new swimming pools in and around Las Vegas might save a drop in the proverbial bucket amid historic drought and climate change in the West. Officials Continue Reading
The deadly heatwaves that have fuelled blazes and caused transport disruptions in Europe, the US, and China this month have one thing in common: a peculiar shape in the jet Continue Reading
As anticipated, U.S. President Joe Biden refrained from declaring a climate emergency, which would grant him additional powers to deal with a national climate crisis, during his speech Wednesday at Continue Reading
Climate change-driven heat events that pushed UK temperatures to record highs Tuesday will become more frequent and intense for decades to come, the head of the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said. “The Continue Reading
Climate change-driven heat events that pushed UK temperatures to record highs Tuesday will become more frequent and intense for decades to come, the head of the UN’s World Meteorological Organization said. “The Continue Reading
President Joe Biden will announce executive action to confront climate change after a key senator blocked legislation, but he’s holding off for now on an emergency decree that would allow Continue Reading
Cool air for 24 hours can set back cash-strapped UK consumers more than £18 ($22) as energy costs soar. And with the country experiencing temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Continue Reading
Texas is often hot, but not like this: Current forecasts have the temperature in Dallas hitting 109 degrees Tuesday, with highs in triple digits well into next week. Britain, on Continue Reading
