USA

Environmentalists accuse the government of ‘looking the other way’ after US gives green light for Shell to restart drilling for oil and gas

Block Island scheme off Rhode Island expected to be completed in late 2016

Governor Jerry Brown signs executive order, as Secretary of State John Kerry says climate change will become a strategic priority for US government

New government figures show over three-quarters of new US power capacity added during the first quarter came from renewables

The annual holiday synonymous with environmentalism has gone global four decades after its inception, but those closer to home question what should come next

After 23 US plants hit milestone more than 15 per cent of company's global factories now produce zero waste for disposal

Hoping to boost the cache of hybrid, EV and other low-carbon commercial vehicles, the NAFA Fleet Management Association has issued new sustainable accreditation standards

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to unveil incentives to help farmers reduce methane emissions and reforest damaged areas

Crucial court case gets underway as latest figures suggest US emissions rose once again in 2013

The US Energy Information Administration predicts wind and solar will play a key role in weaning America off imports, despite growing oil supplies