Crude production from the Permian Basin has soared to a record high.Continue readingUS jobs boom in the ‘busiest spot in the busiest oilfield’
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Dead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push.Continue readingDead whales and tough economics bedevil Biden’s massive wind energy push
Buildings, industry and transport drive estimated 1.3% increase, in conflict with Paris targets.Continue readingUS greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2022 despite climate goals
It’s lost 73% of its water and is unable to sustain some wildlife – and could soon negatively affect human health.Continue reading‘Last nail in the coffin’: Utah’s Great Salt Lake on verge of collapse
Exxon was expected to record more than $56bn in profits in 2022 and Chevron is set to top $37bn, record highs for both companies, according to Wall Street estimates compiled by…Continue readingExxon and Chevron share $100bn in profit after surge in oil prices
A minimal [sea level] rise of another 2 feet (0.6 metres) is projected from now through 2100, though the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses an intermediate rise of 4.65 feet (1.4…Continue readingClimate change is coming for the Jersey Shore, retiring coastal expert warns
Spending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bnContinue readingUS fails to give money promised for developing countries to ease climate impacts
It was when the US Bureau of Indian Affairs built schools in Alaska, as part of an effort to assimilate Indigenous peoples into white culture, that the community was forced to…Continue readingAlaska Native community relocates as climate crisis ravages homes
US-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) has partnered with Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to develop and operate an integrated upstream and natural gas liquefaction project off the coast of…Continue readingNFE, Pemex partner for Lakach offshore gas field development
The Venezuelan government and the opposition returned to political negotiations in Mexico — suspended for more than a year — and signed a rare humanitarian agreement that seeks to free up…Continue readingChevron to resume Venezuela oil production
BP’s US boss said Washington’s new climate law would put its green plans in the US “on steroids”, even as the oil supermajor says it will expand its shale oil and…Continue readingBP praises Biden climate law while expanding US shale operations
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Commonwealth LNG’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project of the same name in Louisiana. Proposed to be constructed on the…Continue readingUS FERC approves Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana
Tens of thousands of delegates have descended on Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian resort town, for COP27, the UN climate summit. Of the 33,000-odd that registered, about 16,000 represent the 197 countries…Continue readingWhat is the fossil-fuel industry doing at COP27?
More than 30 tankers holding liquefied natural gas (LNG) are floating just off Europe’s shoreline as energy traders bet the autumn price reprieve prompted by robust supplies and warm weather will…Continue readingLNG tankers idle off Europe’s coast as traders wait for gas price rise
Before President Biden lambasted oil companies for excess profits and threatened to slap a “windfall tax” on them, several of his top energy advisers privately attempted to woo that same industry…Continue readingBiden courted oil companies before threatening them with windfall tax
The fossil fuel industry is experiencing a remarkable rebound, with sudden momentum behind more than 80 projects that range from coal-fired power plants to hulking gas export terminals, many of which…Continue readingFossil fuel projects were stalled a year ago. Now they’re making a comeback.
Severe to exceptional drought conditions remain common in the West, which has been battling its driest period in the past 1,200 years. But the drought is now far more widespread, with…Continue readingNearly 82% of the U.S. is facing troubling drought conditions
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a class of about 12,000 chemicals typically used to make thousands of products water-, stain- and heat-resistant. They do not naturally break down and accumulate…Continue readingToxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in commonly used insecticides in US, study finds
Human-driven climate change made the droughts that gripped large swaths of Europe, China and North America this year at least 20 times more likely, an international group of scientists has concluded.…Continue reading2022 droughts ‘virtually impossible without climate change’, study finds
In 2014, Los Angeles cut its annual carbon emissions by 43% and saved $9 million in energy costs by replacing the bulbs in more than half of the city’s street lamps…Continue readingHow an effort to reduce fossil fuel use led to another environmental problem: Light pollution
France’s TotalEnergies has signed a new investment deal in Qatar’s natural gas production expansion. Speaking alongside TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne on Saturday, Qatar Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi announced the…Continue readingEuropean countries invest in Qatar gas
Caption for figure above: Grid-cell specific rankings of 22-yr negative soil moisture anomalies (drought rank) in 2000–2021 compared to the driest 22-yr period in each previous drought event back to year…Continue readingMegadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years
The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated $190 million worth of leases to companies bidding to explore for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico. The administration sought to stress that…Continue readingU.S. administration awards Gulf of Mexico drilling leases to oil giants
Higher high tides, supercharged by rising sea levels, could flood all or parts of an estimated $34 billion worth of real estate along the nation’s coasts within just 30 years, a…Continue readingRising seas fueled by climate change to swamp $34 billion in US real estate in just 30 years
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires has darkened skies over the Alaskan interior this summer with the state experiencing its fastest start to the fire season on record amid hot and dry…Continue reading‘Nothing left to burn’: Wildfires blaze through the Arctic
The heat wave that’s been gripping California and other parts of the West for 10 days and counting is the most severe ever recorded in September, weather experts have said —…Continue readingNo September on record in the U.S. West has seen a heat wave like this
Australian oil and gas company Santos has decided to proceed with the $2.6 billion oil project in Alaska in a bid to further diversify its production portfolio. As the operator of…Continue readingAustralia’s Santos takes Final Investment Decision on $2.6 billion oil project in Alaska
A Washington Post analysis has found that today’s climate conditions have caused an estimated 46% of Americans to endure at least 3 consecutive days with a heat index of 100˚F+ (38˚C+),…Continue readingBy mid-century, nearly two-thirds of Americans will experience perilous heat waves
Forests from the Arctic to the Amazon are transforming at a “shocking” rate due to the climate crisis, with trees advancing into previously barren tundra in the north while dying off…Continue readingGlobal heating has caused ‘shocking’ changes in forests across the Americas
In recent years, Wall Street firms have tried to talk up their commitment to the environment and social justice. Now they are singing a different tune. Large US banks such as…Continue readingUS banks tout fossil fuel credentials
Wildfires have depleted almost all of the carbon credits set aside in reserve by forestry projects in the US to protect against the risk of trees being damaged over 100 years,…Continue readingWildfires destroy almost all forest carbon offsets in 100-year reserve
Trends – At one weather station in Fairbanks, Alaska, each hour of rainfall is about 50% more intense, on average, than it was a half-century ago. The Wichita area, Kansas, is…Continue readingExtreme Rainfall in the U.S.
In the last two years, fires have consumed nearly 20% of them, according to the Forest Service. In Kings Canyon, hundreds of giant sequoias have burned to death — even though…Continue readingGiant Sequoias Are Built to Withstand Fire, But Not These Fires
US president Joe Biden said he expected Saudi Arabia to take “further steps” to increase the supply of oil in the “coming weeks” following a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin…Continue readingBiden expects Saudi Arabia to take ‘further steps’ to boost oil supply
No organism on Earth is known to live as long as the Great Basin bristlecone pine. The oldest documented tree, a well-hidden specimen nicknamed “Methuselah,” after the long-lived biblical patriarch, was…Continue readingScientists rush to save 1,000-year-old trees on the brink of death
United States: In Texas, temperatures hit triple digits Fahrenheit over the weekend, with some places breaking century-old records. On Saturday, Waco reached 108˚F (42˚C), smashing the 104˚F (40˚C) high set in…Continue readingHeatwaves in the US, China and Spain
The proposed program for offshore drilling between 2023 and 2028 would ban exploration off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. But by leaving the possibility for new drilling in parts of the…Continue readingBiden opens door to more offshore drilling, despite earlier climate vow
The US supreme court has sided with Republican-led states to in effect hobble the federal government’s ability to tackle the climate crisis. In a 6-3 decision that will seriously hinder America’s…Continue readingUS supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers have announced a string of deals to boost exports. Cheniere Energy, the biggest American exporter, said it had reached a final investment decision to push…Continue readingUS gas exporters sign flurry of deals
When the U.S. Forest Service started an intentional fire in the Santa Fe National Forest in early April, the aim was to reduce the risk of a destructive blaze. But the…Continue readingForest Service says it failed to account for climate change in New Mexico blaze
The historic drought in the western United States is about to get worse. Much of the West is already experiencing severe to exceptional drought, but scorching summer temperatures will dry out…Continue readingThese maps illustrate the seriousness of the western drought in the U.S.
A significant heat dome has been crowding weather maps over the Lower 48 states for the past week, bringing blistering temperatures that have toppled records. Highs have spiked 10 to 20˚F…Continue readingProlonged heat wave baking much of central, eastern Lower 48
Fueled by abnormally dry, warm conditions and spread by strong winds, wildfires have burned more than 600,000 acres across New Mexico this spring — making it one of the worst fire…Continue readingA ‘Perfect Recipe for Extreme Wildfire’:
New Mexico’s Record-Breaking, Early Fire Season
Venture Global LNG has said it will build one of the US’s largest new liquefied natural gas export plants on the Louisiana coast, the first such project to be approved since…Continue readingVenture Global to build $13 billion LNG plant on US Gulf coast
The relentless dry spell that is withering the American West is steadily warping normal life. Major reservoirs have baked down to record lows and are still dropping, threatening the ability to…Continue readingFacing a new climate reality, Southern California lawns could wither
Investors refused to back resolutions demanding stricter fossil fuel financing policies at three major US banks. Proposals filed at Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi called on the banks to…Continue readingInvestors at top US banks refuse to back climate proposals
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would resume selling leases for new oil and gas drilling on public lands. The Interior Department said in a statement that it planned…Continue readingBiden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling
15 years after its was first discovered in a New York cave, white-nose syndrome has decimated the nation’s population of northern long-eared bats, reducing their numbers to almost nothing. It evolved…Continue readingA disease more lethal than covid-19 has nearly wiped out northern US long-eared bats
Work published in Science Advances shows that large fires have not only become more common, they are also spreading into new areas, impacting land that previously did not burn. “Projected changes…Continue readingUS fires have become 4 times larger, 3 times more frequent since 2000
Hundreds of residents in the US state of Florida were evacuated from their homes after a rash of wildfires that ignited dead vegetation swept through the area. Dry conditions in Florida…Continue readingFlorida wildfires force hundreds to evacuate their homes
From the U.S. to China, in Europe, India and Japan, fossil fuels are staging a comeback, clean energy stocks are taking a hammering, and the prospects for speeding the transition to…Continue readingThe great climate backslide: How governments are regressing worldwide
The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live. A…Continue readingUS west megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years
New results from a long-running public opinion survey show that about 1 in 3 Americans is now “alarmed” by global warming. Is it any wonder, given the horrific onslaught of fires,…Continue reading1 in 3 Americans now ‘alarmed’ by climate change
A record manatee die-off in Florida this year has become so dire that federal officials are taking a once unthinkable step — feeding the wild marine mammals to help them survive…Continue reading15% of Florida’s manatee population has died this year due to human activity
Sequoias are the largest trees by volume and are native in only about 70 groves scattered along the western side of the Sierra Nevada range. They were once considered nearly fire-proof.…Continue readingUS wildfires have killed nearly 20% of world’s giant sequoias in 2 years
The US and Canada have lost more than one in four birds – a total of three billion – between 1970 and 2019, culminating in what scientists who published a new…Continue readingHumans kill off 1 in 4 birds in the US and Canada
Global warming has pushed what would’ve been a moderate drought in southwestern North America into megadrought territory. 2000–2018 was the driest 19 year period since the late 1500s. Climate model trends…Continue readingLarge contribution from anthropogenic warming to an emerging North American megadrought
A severe drought, coupled with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires for much of August. As of 14 September, more than 7,000 wildfires have been recorded, burning over 900,000 hectares…Continue readingCalifornia continues to burn
“There is no place in the United States where you shouldn’t be resetting your expectations about Mother Nature disrupting your life,” said Roy Wright, president of the Insurance Institute for Business…Continue readingTennessee floods show a pressing climate danger across America: ‘Walls of water’
John Battles, a professor of forest ecology at the University of California, Berkeley, said the fires are behaving in ways not seen in the past as flames churn through trees and…Continue readingFires harming California’s efforts to curb climate change
The Dixie Fire has scorched more than 940 square miles (2,434 square kilometers, 602,000 acres) in the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades since it ignited on July 13 and eventually…Continue readingFueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city
The Dixie fire raging through northern California has destroyed another 550 homes, becoming one of the most destructive in state history. The fire, the largest wildfire burning in the US, has all but leveled the town…Continue readingDixie fire burns 550 more homes, becoming one of most destructive in California history
As of Friday, more than 100 large fires were burning across 14 states. Smoke from Oregon’s Bootleg Fire, one of the nation’s largest at more than 413,000 acres burned, has already…Continue readingIn a summer of smoke, a small town wonders: ‘How are we going to do better than survive?’
The fire is one of 100 active large blazes in the United States, mostly torching parts of Western states that have been plagued by exceptional heat and drought, exacerbated by climate change. Those…Continue readingDixie Fire destroys much of California town as officials warn: ‘You MUST leave now’
The Klamath Basin in the western U.S. was once a string of pristine wetlands but in the middle of the 19th century settlers began diverting the three big rivers feeding the system…Continue readingYoung farmers in Klamath Basin lose hope
A conservation group recorded the video after a heatwave in the Pacific north-west on a day when water temperatures breached 21˚C (71˚F).Continue readingVideo shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave
To meet an ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, California’s policymakers are relying in part on forests and shrublands to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere, but researchers warn that future climate change may…Continue readingCalifornia’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself
918,000 acres were burned by 67 large fires across the Western United States. So far this year, 2 million acres has been burned by 34,000 fires. In Canada, fires have burned more…Continue readingThe Bootleg Fire in Oregon is among more than 60 wildfires in the U.S.
The intensity of the fires in California and Oregon is “not something you used to see” so early in the season.Continue readingAmerican west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’
“Every indication is they have no plans of actually fulfilling their campaign promise”.Continue readingUS drilling approvals increase despite Biden climate pledge
Flooding in New York City “has already become more frequent than in the past, and as long as we continue to warm the planet, we can expect more of this, not less”.Continue readingNew York City warned ‘climate change is here’ as storm floods streets and subway
“In the past, we may have had one fire in the summer that was notable. Now 50% of our fires are notable—and what I mean by notable is something that really, really exceeded…Continue readingDrought-hit ‘tinderbox’ California braces for fires in months ahead