Fossil Fuels

The final agreement produced at the COP30 meeting where representatives of nearly 200 countries met to address the issue of climate change makes no mention of transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law, making New York the second state in the country to hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate impacts.

Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week, with events occurring in-person and online is currently underway and ends September 24th.A virtual panel presentation entitled “Securing Our Right to a Healthy Climate: Legal Strategies and Voices from the Turnaround Generation,” is taking place on September 22 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The panel, hosted by Sustainable Hudson Valley, will discuss legal strategies to secure our rights to a healthy environment.Maya van Rossum is Founder of the Green Amendment for the Generations Movement, and she joins us now to tell us more.

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts Board of Health has unanimously backed a petition calling for three Berkshire County power plants to transition to green…

Tonight, the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Board of Health will hear a petition calling for three Berkshire County power plants to transition to green energy.…

In part three of his four-part State of the State, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined plans to grow the green energy economy. Naturally, that’s…

Burlington City Councilors met this week and while their agenda was not long, the panel spent considerable time discussing a potential charter change to…

Environmentalists are calling on New York state to end fossil fuel subsidies.In letters recently delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo and other officials,…

Author, environmentalist, and activist Bill McKibben will give the Annual Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture at the Massachusetts…

The Ulster County executive is calling on two state agencies to work on policy changes to prevent energy projects like one proposed in his county from…