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Obama has now preserved more land than any other US presidentPresident Obama declared three new national monuments, spanning more than a million acres, on Friday.
How Western China is trying to clean up its actChina鈥檚 westernmost regions are experimenting with new models to encourage environmentally friendly lifestyles and businesses. Those changes could have implications that go far beyond China鈥檚 borders.
Shell starts drilling for oil in the Arctic this monthShell is on track to begin drilling in US Arctic waters by the end of July, writes Andy Tully. But getting to this point has been difficult for the oil major, and weather and other obstacles remain.
EPA chief: New climate rules are safe from courts, CongressEPA's Clean Power Plan will survive challenges in court, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday at a Monitor-hosted event. Ms. McCarthy said the agency wrote its rules 鈥� which would cut US power plant emissions 30 percent by 2030 鈥� with legal challenges in mind.
Why 5,000 pounds of ivory just went up in flamesOfficials in Mozambique burned almost three tons of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns on Monday, part of their ongoing efforts to reduce poaching.
Electric 'robocabs': Key to curbing vehicle emissions?Driverless cars are coming, but overhauling a single niche sector like taxi cabs could be cost-effective and good for the environment, according to a new study
How Russia is leveraging the Greek debt crisisThe Greek debt crisis is sowing divisions in Europe, Nick Cunningham writes, and that could be to Russia's advantage.
What's the future of polar bears? Studies say they may soon be extinctA new US government report has found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current rate, polar bear populations will start to rapidly decline as early as 2025.聽
Could knitted sneakers help clean up the ocean?A conservation organization fished illegal gill nets out of the ocean, and Adidas turned them into shoes.
Saving West's iconic landscapes from wildfires, one steppe at a timeWith fire seasons getting worse, the US Interior Department is expanding the scope of its efforts to improve key areas' resilience to wildfires.
How Canada's emissions cuts could spur Keystone XL pipeline approvalCanada hopes new emissions rules will get the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline one step closer to US State Department approval. The pipeline would carry 830,000 barrels of Canadian oil sands to US Gulf Coast refineries daily.
Why the US nuclear industry is eager to save this obscure, government-run bankThe US nuclear industry has looked abroad for business as demand in the US has fallen. But without the Export-Import Bank's backing, some say it would be harder for US companies to seal nuclear deals abroad.
Is Iran worth the risk for foreign oil companies?The deadline for Iran nuclear talks is looming, and a successful deal would mean must more Iranian oil on the world market. As Nick Cunningham writes, Western oil majors are among those clambering to invest.
How much do the EPA's regulations really cost?Estimates on the cost-benefit ratio of the EPA's regulations on pollutant emissions differ drastically, making it difficult to determine the real value of the cost to power plants.
Greece debt crisis: How it could impact oil pricesThe fallout from Greece's economic troubles could drag down the Eurozone, writes Charles Kennedy 鈥� and that has implications for oil prices around the world.
It's official: China pledges ambitious goal toward UN climate dealChina has now made its contribution toward a global climate deal official, promising to peak its emissions by 2030. But while the world's top emitter will be a critical piece of any deal, many heavy emitters have yet to promise cuts.
Biofuel flights: How farm waste could get you where you're going this summerUnited Airlines has invested $30 million into a biofuel company to help fuel their planes.
Pope Francis climate panel to include activist Naomi KleinPope Francis celebrated a diverse group of climate marchers in a speech Sunday. An upcoming panel organized by the Vatican will feature prominent climate activist Naomi Klein.
A landmark ruling on climate change [Recharge]A court orders the Dutch government to speed up climate efforts; GOP pushback on EPA鈥檚 Clean Power Plan gains traction; Russia moves forward with another plan to bypass Ukraine in shipping gas to Europe. Catch up on global energy with the Monitor's Recharge.
Solar Impulse 2 en route to Hawaii from JapanThe Solar Impulse 2 airplane left Japan early Monday for a five-day flight to Hawaii, the eighth leg of its bid to fly around the world without fuel.