President Trump has acted to boost fossil fuel development in the U.S. But market forces, and disruptive trade policies have more than offset the administration’s pro-oil and coal efforts.
History May Tell How Long Pruitt Will Last At EPA
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's fate might be foretold by another dark era in EPA history, one with surreal parallels in the modern day.
Alaska In Energy Spotlight As New Arctic Drilling Looms
In the coming years 1.6 million acres of formerly protected Alaskan wilderness will be the site of new oil exploration and drilling. Can the state balance energy development and its environmental heritage?
Lessons From A Decade Of Cap & Trade
Carbon cap and trade is gaining momentum, most recently with China’s plan to build the largest carbon market. What can new markets learn from cap and trade’s past mistakes?
Envisioning A Low Carbon, Lowest Cost Grid
Today’s electric grid will need to be reimagined to deliver carbon-free power. MIT’s Jesse Jenkins talks about what a deeply decarbonized electricity system might look like, and how to build it at lowest cost.
The Local View Of Fracking
The view of Americans on the environmental and economic implications of fracking continues to be sharply divided a decade after the shale revolution began. But the author of a new book, The Fracking Debate, finds more nuanced perspectives in wellhead communities.
Where Coal Mining Brings Environmental Benefits
Can tightly regulated coal mining help undo decades worth of environmental damage caused by the coal industry? A Pennsylvania DEP official, and a mining executive, discuss efforts to remediate water and land in the state’s Anthracite coal region.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Should They Stay Or Should They Go?
Fossil fuel tax breaks cost the U.S. $4 billion per year. A former Treasury Department Environment and Energy official looks at whether that’s money well spent.
The Many Fronts Of Trump’s Environmental Deregulation Effort
The Trump administration is leveraging an array of legal and political tools to roll back environmental protections. A U. Penn environmental law expert takes a look a Trump’s strategy, pitfalls that await, and the potential for protections to endure.
Visiting Scholar Offers New Perspective on U.S. Thirst For Foreign Oil
"The closer I looked at protecting the oil supply, the harder it was to understand what it was we thought we were protecting."