The European Union should change the way it evaluates chemicals, ban certain uses of PFAS, and find ways to curb chemicals that disrupt the hormone system, EU lawmakers said in a wide-ranging resolution adopted Friday.

The French state was scolded by judges for failing to properly tackle air pollution and given a six-month ultimatum to clean up or face millions of euros in fines.

Royal Dutch Shell Plc said its Quest carbon capture and storage project in Alberta is beating expectations for cost and performance, giving the company confidence the technology can play a major role in its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was within its authority under the Federal Power Act when it banned states from stopping energy storage systems from participating in federal energy markets, the D.C. Circuit said Friday.

Oil and gas companies want the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its decision to allow California cities and counties to pursue climate liability claims in state court.

Wildlife trafficking, which has been implicated in the novel coronavirus infecting humans, could become more widespread because of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, United Nations officials warned Friday.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the EPA erred when it found at least seven counties in five states were meeting current federal ozone limits, and ordered the agency to rework the designations for all the challenged areas using the latest science.

The House Appropriations Committee on Friday approved, 30-19, the fiscal 2021 spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department with funding increases for both agencies, and programs in Indian Country.

A federal appeals court has turned down EPA’s request to reconsider part of a May ruling that addresses ozone-forming pollution drifting from upwind states.

To understand why the cancellation of the $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline at the start of this week was such big news, consider America’s most important natural gas-producing region.