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In this Nov. 28, 2019, photo, a solar panel installation is seen in Ruicheng County in central China's Shanxi Province.
Environment
Green China: Where authoritarianism and environmentalism meet 
Under a new carbon offset program that is gaining popularity in Congress, oil and gas companies — and other manufacturers of products involving — fossil fuel would have to pay $40 for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.
Politics
New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill
A child stands in front of a herd of cows in Samburu County in Kenya, one of the many tropical countries that would have a larger hit to its overall gross domestic product if the overall global temperature continues to steadily rise. Climate change has le
Limiting temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius could result in $30 trillion of savings for global economy, study shows
Airplane takeoff
Environment
Airlines embrace carbon reductions, but fear the Trump administration might get in their way
Trump signng
Environment
The ‘single biggest assault’ against environmental policies?
Environment
New report blames most rising seas on humans — but this scientist remains hopeful
The Obama administration's plan to clamp down on climate pollution from coal-fired power plants like this one in Wyoming hit a potentially big speed bump at the Supreme Court this week.
Environment
A Supreme Court speed bump could signal big trouble for Obama’s signature climate plan
Pollution smokestacks
Environment
An obscure clause in an old law could help regulate US carbon emissions
Power plant pollution
Environment
Until Monday, the EPA was making progress with President Obama’s clean power plan