Climate Change

"About 160 countries and 140 companies pledged to combat the potent greenhouse gas, yet releases from the fossil fuels sector remain near record highs."

"Utility Con Edison and school-bus operator First Student see bus-charging depots equipped with solar and batteries as a win-win that supports the power grid."

"The Department of Transportation is nearing a decision on a major oil export terminal planned for the Gulf of Mexico — and EPA isn’t standing in the way."

"Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic."

"A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica were issued as a weather system in the Caribbean is expected to strengthen this week, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said."

"Former President Donald Trump is promising a large-scale demolition of government regulations starting on Day One if he returns to the White House."

"The world has pledged to wean itself off 'dirty' coal to slow the pace of climate change, so why is China - already the world's top producer and consumer of coal - upping its output?"

"Right-leaning groups have filed tens of thousands of information requests as Donald Trump plans a scorched-earth reign over civil servants."