Fumes from diesel engines slow down children’s brains, new research shows
Students who breathed in toxic diesel fumes on the way to school struggled to perform as well as normal, scientists found.
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Musk: Tesla Superchargers will eventually run on solar power and batteries
Tesla wants its massive Supercharger network to run on solar power or batteries in order to disconnect from the electric grid, which is still largely powered by natural gas and coal.
Digging the graveyard of oil’s past
Moored off the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Pioneering Spirit looms so large that it is difficult to recognize as a ship.
This is what the U.S.’s new global isolation on climate change looks like
Now that the Trump administration has withdrawn from the Paris climate deal, we’re starting to see concretely what that means on the world stage.
Trump names BP oil spill lawyer, climate policy foe as top DOJ environment attorney
Jeffrey Bossert Clark repeatedly challenged the scientific underpinnings of U.S. climate policy while representing the Chamber of Commerce.
As Trump’s EPA delays smog rules, California vows to forge ahead
California officials say they are forging ahead with emissions-cutting measures despite the Trump administration’s move this week to delay implementation of Obama-era limits on ozone, the lung-searing gas in smog.
After 18 months, hurricane vulnerability documents arrive — but they’re thin
Eighteen months ago, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica asked the federal government for some documents.
Oil company chiefs see little impact from U.S. quitting Paris accord
Top officials and executives from major oil-producing countries and leading companies said President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord was unlikely to have a major effect on efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as technological advances make cleaner forms of energy more economically viable.
Trump proposes seismic tests for Atlantic oil drilling
The Trump administration is set to propose allowing several companies to use seismic air guns to search for oil and gas reserves beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
Senators who urged Trump to Paris climate accord took millions from oil companies
Between them, those Republicans have received nearly $32 million in campaign contributions from the energy sector and $18 million from the oil and gas industry, records show.
