Alito recuses himself from major case on climate change and fossil fuels
The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
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The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in the major climate change lawsuit between two energy companies and the city and county of Boulder, Colorado.
America's biggest oil companies are reporting massive profits as the Iran war continues to disrupt global energy supplies. CBS News business contributor Javier David joins with analysis.
Earnings reports for Exxon Mobil and Chevron showed a decrease in profits during the last fiscal quarter due to Iran war disruptions. Despite the loss on paper, both U.S. oil giants topped Wall Street expectations when it came to revenue for the three month period ending March 31. CBS News business contributor Javier David has more.
President Trump met with oil executives on Friday after the U.S. military action in Venezuela, but some doubted the viability of revamping the country's oil reserves, which Rystad Energy estimates would take 15 years and billions of dollars.
President Trump met with major oil industry executives Friday afternoon as he pushes U.S. oil companies to invest in Venezuela.
California sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the oil company of misleading the public about plastic recycling. According to the lawsuit, ExxonMobil promoted recycling as a solution for consumers worried about buying more plastic products, while knowing that only about 5% of plastics get recycled. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy spoke with California Attorney General Robert Bonta about the lawsuit and what he calls Exxon's "decades-long deception."
California's attorney general has sued ExxonMobil, alleging the oil giant misled the public about the limitations of plastics recycling. Ben Tracy has details.
Less than 10% of plastics in the U.S. are recycled.
Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn't yet found its footing.
So-called advanced recycling has been touted as a way to recycle every type of plastic, which would help cut down on the problem of plastic waste. But a program is Houston is lagging behind, as the waste piles up in a warehouse. Ben Tracy has the story.
A Houston program funded in large part by oil and plastic producers claims to recycle any type of plastic. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more on his investigation into the program's claims.
Houston, Texas, says its new recycling program can handle any type of plastic and the city is touting it as a model for the nation. In collaboration with the nonprofit Inside Climate News, CBS News' Ben Tracy looked into whether the claims are too good to be true.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
The massive supertanker with more than 1 million barrels of oil on board could "spontaneously explode or break apart at any moment," the United Nations warns.
Energy giant was "ineffective" in preventing harassment at a Baton Rouge facility, a federal agency alleges.
Record profits and a growing climate crisis have renewed calls for a tax on fossil-fuel companies.
Energy giant's own scientists were working on precise forecasts even as company publicly doubted warming was real.