When Will Electric Cars Go Mainstream? It May Be Sooner Than You Think

By BRAD PLUMER July 8, 2017 As the world’s automakers place larger bets on electric vehicle technology, many industry analysts are debating a key question: How quickly can plug-in cars become mainstream? The conventional view holds that electric cars...

Court Blocks E.P.A. Effort to Suspend Obama-Era Methane Rule

By LISA FRIEDMAN July 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — Dealing another legal blow to the Trump administration, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot suspend an Obama-era rule to restrict methane emissions from new...

Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad

The elimination of the Office of International Climate and Technology is another sign of the Trump administration’s retreat on global warming policy.