Carrie Klein

1 day ago | insideclimatenews.org | Marianne Lavelle |Carrie Klein

The newest player on the U.S. coal scene, Core Natural Resources, had good news and bad news for investors when it announced its results for the start of the year. The company missed Wall Street expectations with its net loss of $69 million, which it attributed mostly to birth pains: the costs of the January merger of Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy that created Core.

1 day ago | ecotopical.com | Marianne Lavelle |Carrie Klein

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2 weeks ago | insideclimatenews.org | Carrie Klein

A major offshore wind project south of Long Island, New York, is back on track. In April, the Trump administration ordered a stop work order on the Empire Wind 1 project, claiming it had “obtained information that raises serious issues with respect to the project approvals,” without further explanation. But on Monday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) lifted the order, allowing construction on the $5 billion project to resume.

3 weeks ago | insideclimatenews.org | Carrie Klein

April 20 marked 15 years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, releasing 134 million gallons of oil off the coast of Louisiana in the country’s largest oil spill. Oil gushed for nearly three months, covering an area on the surface of the water the size of Oklahoma. The spill devastated fisheries, seabirds, turtles, whales and endangered species. Scientists are still studying the lasting harms today.

3 weeks ago | insideclimatenews.org | Carrie Klein

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—In a state where far more people get their drinking water from private companies than the national average, Pittsburgh voters will decide this month whether to ensure their water and sewer service remains publicly owned and operated. The referendum, on the ballot as part of the May 20 mayoral primary elections, would amend the city charter so Pittsburgh Water could not be sold.