Paris climate deal won't set binding target: emissions plan will be incremental
Obama administration said the summit will be a success if a larger-than-ever number of countries agree to: limit emissions
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CLIMATE COUNTDOWN: Experts amped up about better battery tech helping to limit global warming
If batteries can get better, cheaper and store more power safely, then electric cars and solar- or wind- powered homes become more viable.
Interior Department to cancel energy lease on land sacred to Blackfoot tribes of US, Canada
Tribal leaders said such a move would make up for a wrong done to them in 1982, when the government issued the lease without consulting the tribes.
As warming leads to more Bering Strait vessel traffic, Coast Guard studies shipping lanes
Coast Guard is taking steps to plot a shipping route that will help the ships safely navigate the 53-mile wide waterway separating Russia and Alaska.
A dozen U.S. states want door slammed on refugees, as political rift deepens
Right-wingers are demanding that western governments slam the door on refugees after Paris attacks.
Keystone XL pundits miss obvious reason why Obama rejected pipeline project
The Keystone XL project contained fatal flaws that made its cancellation inevitable — and that herald the extinction of an outdated industry.
Actor Robert Redford thanks Obama for stopping Keystone XL
The famed Hollywood actor and long-time environmentalist thanked the U.S. President for rejecting the proposed pipeline.
The end of Keystone XL
After seven years, Obama delivers drives a final stake through the heart of the proposed crude oil pipeline that would have stretched from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico.
EPA tightens limits on smog-causing ozone, citing need to protect public health
EPA says new standard of 70 parts per billion will reduce exposure to dangerous ozone pollution and prevent thousands of asthma attacks and even premature deaths.
Alaska, industry officials fear fallout of Shell's decision to pull plug on Arctic drilling
State must find another source to fill the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline and solve its economic woes, says Governor Bill Walker.
U.S.-China climate change agreement places pressure on Canada to get in line
The U.S. and China took significant steps Thursday to align climate change policy, creating new pressure on Canada to follow suit
'Dirtiest fuel': Clinton makes Canadian oil an election issue
Former First Lady turns Canadian oil into a Democrat vs. Republican fight -