ENVIRONMENT

Alabama, Florida and Mississippi are receiving more than $103 million in BP oil spill settlement money for new and continued coastal projects.

California on Tuesday lifted a fishing ban that was implemented after an oil spill in Huntington Beach spread up and down the south coast, sparking fears of a major environmental disaster.

Climate activists blockaded Amazon warehouses in three European countries on Friday, part of a global effort to pressure the e-commerce giant on one of its busiest days of the year to improve working conditions and end business practices that hurt the environment.

The Interior Department on Friday released a long-awaited report outlining its recommendations for oil and gas companies drilling on federal lands, and called for hiking fees but not banning leases altogether

California regulators haven't approved permits for the controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking since February, effectively phasing out the process ahead of Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2024 deadline to end it.

American consumers' optimism has hit its lowest level over the past decade according to a new survey

Best Buy founder Richard Schulze said that he is “feeling really good about the holiday season” despite rising inflation.

The U.S. Department of Interior announced that new oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park will be prohibited for the next two years as officials consider a proposal to withdraw federal land in the area from development for a 20-year period.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday announced a $2 billion commitment to fight climate change at the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP26.

Industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday said it had agreed to pay about $98.4 million to settle claims that it contaminated the Tennessee River with toxic chemicals.

An Australian supermarket chain, Coles, will no longer offer in-store butcher services for customers, moving entirely to pre-packaged meat.

Divers investigating a massive oil leak off the coast of Southern California confirmed Tuesday that a 4,000-foot section of pipeline had dragged as far as 105 feet out of place and detected a 13-inch "split" in the line, according to a report.

A large oil spill in the Pacific off the coast of California stretched for miles Saturday and was expected to reach some beaches in Southern California, according to reports.

Solar panels aren’t as environmentally friendly as you may think. And now an industry group is saying looming tariffs will cripple the industry.

Seth Viddal, a business owner, has created an environmentally friendly alternative to burials and cremations.

Vanuatu is asking the International Court of Justice to issue an opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse impacts of climate change.

More than 150 leading companies and organizations including oil majors and port authorities on Wednesday called for the global shipping industry to be fully decarbonised by 2050, urging governments to step up action warning time was limited.

The U.S. Treasury Department views "debt for nature" swaps as an attractive way to mobilize more capital to fight climate change and support emissions reductions goals, the department's top adviser on climate finance, John Morton, told Reuters.

Consumer confidence fell to the lowest level since February as concerns over a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and inflation resulted in a less favorable view of the economy.

Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations calls a “code red for humanity.”