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The US will have a hard time convincing other countries to adopt emissions-cutting legislation so long as an American bill capping carbon emissions remains unpassed, US climate change chief negotiator Jonathan Pershing said in an interview with...

Amelia Mathias, Pitt Law '11, attended a speech given by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the University of Pittsburgh on Thursday...Accompanied by his wife, Margarita, and staff, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso came to the...

The European Commission (EC) said Thursday that Poland and Estonia cannot issue new carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances, despite a court victory on Wednesday. The announcement was made by EC Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas, who indicated...

Maureen Martin : "Former Vice President Al Gore and White House climate change czar Carol Browner, commenting on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing a federal nuisance case to go ahead...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that states can sue power companies for emitting carbon dioxide, allegedly contributing to global warming . The ruling came in a lawsuit...

Former US president William Jefferson Clinton addressed a capacity crowd late Thursday night at a progressive convention held by Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since leaving office, Clinton has become known for his charitable and...

Amelia Mathias, Pitt Law '11, writes from Brussels about the European Union elections...It would have been easy to forget entirely about June's elections for the European Parliament if one ignored the election posters plastering European cities, portraying diverse faces of...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday granted permission to California to enforce its own greenhouse gas emissions standards. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said that "the decision puts law and science first," and...

The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a climate bill that focuses on clean energy. In his weekly address Friday evening, US President Barack Obama praised the bill's passage...

Marc Mauer : "Attorney General Eric Holder's call this week for Congress to finally eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder cocaine "this year" was the most high-profile indication of the Administration's support for...