Policy

The goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) is highly unrealistic, according to a new analysis by the UK based firm PricewaterhouseCoo

The state of Utah is woefully unprepared for the impacts of climate change, according to new report by the nonprofit Utah Rivers Council.

One reason climate negotiations have failed thus far—many countries agreeing to emissions reductions but not following through with action—could be because no certain, dangerous temperature threshold exists which, once crossed, would absolutely spell catastrophe, according to a new study published in PNAS

The U.S.

New fuel economy standards finalized this week by the Obama administration will nearly double the fuel efficiency of cars and light-duty trucks to 54.5 mpg by 2025, according to the EPA.

California’s cap-and-trade program—a market designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by allowing emitting companies to buy and sell credits in order to stay below the emissions limit set by the government—is set to begin in November.

An EPA rule attempting to regulate cross-state air pollution was overturned by a federal appeals court this week, reported the New York Times.

The U.S. and Mexico signed the Border 2020 environmental program agreement last week, according to the U.S. EPA.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and California Governor Jerry Brown announced their plan for moving forward on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which will include two 35-mile tunnels

The Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, announced their final plan for solar energy projects—the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)—which will establish 17 Solar Energy Zones on 285,000 acres in six southwes