450 Scientists Accuse Major Ad/PR Firms of Spreading Climate Disinformation January 21, 2022 By Valerie Volcovici More than 450 scientists on Wednesday called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their...
COP26 Climate Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming November 15, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the...
Supreme Court to Weigh Curbing Federal Power to Limit Carbon Emissions November 1, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by states, including coal producer West Virginia, and industry...
Biden Administration Wants Federal Contracts to Reflect Climate Risk October 14, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici The Biden administration on Thursday began a process to amend federal procurement rules to require the U.S. government – the...
China Will Not Build Coal-Fired Power Plants Abroad, Says Xi, in Climate Pledge September 22, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, David Brunnstrom and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad,...
EPA to Revisit Health Standards for Harmful Soot From Industrial Plants, Cars June 11, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Eric Beech The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it would re-examine health standards for harmful soot that the previous...
150 Years of Spills: Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup Reveals Toxic Legacy of Fossil Fuels February 16, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Laila Kearney Wearing blue hard hats, white hazmat suits and respirator masks, workers carted away bags of debris on a recent morning...
Coal Executive Murray Files for Federal Benefits to Treat His Black Lung Disease October 2, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year, has applied for federal benefits to...
Connecticut Sues Exxon for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers About Climate Change September 15, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici Connecticut filed a lawsuit on Monday against oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp for misleading the public over the impacts of...
Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms July 6, 2020 By Matthew Green, Valerie Volcovici and Emma Farge LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers...