Climate change

Former Vice President Al Gore will be participating in a climate-focused TED talk as part of a new effort to cut global carbon emissions in half by 2030, he announced Wednesday morning.

The company says it directly refers to politicians "from any party who deny or disregard the climate crisis and ignore science, not because they aren’t aware of it, but because their pockets are lined with money from oil and gas interests."

Amid a smoke-filled backdrop, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday that will allow inmate firefighters to clear their criminal records so they can take steps to become professional firefighters as wildfires continue to rage throughout the state. 

General Motors and Uber have launched a partnership to "accelerate the rideshare industry’s transition to an all-electric, zero-emissions future" by offering the ride-hailing company's drivers a discount on the new 2020 Chevy Bolt EV.

Concerned that a Joe Biden presidency could lead to a crackdown on activity, U.S. oil producers in the top shale field are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Speaking at a Thursday campaign event in battleground Pennsylvania, President Trump told the crowd of onlookers that he is "truly an environmentalist" before tearing into bans on single-use plastic products.

A California man was able to help successfully rescue his home from one of the state's many devastating fires using a case of Bud Light.

Former Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg floated hiring oil and gas workers who have been laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic to help “clean up abandoned wells.”