Russian Green Deal: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Russia is a leading carbon emitter and exporter. But change is afoot inside the country.
There’s only one essential role humans have on Earth—a humbler perspective could save the...
While the world’s oceans, nonhuman animals, and plants play starring roles in sustaining our ecosystem, why are we so bent on sabotaging it?
Reversing Trump rollback, Biden’s EPA announces historically ambitious vehicle emissions standards
"Before this presidential term ends, the administration must issue long-term standards strong enough to usher in the age of electric vehicles."
“Shut down those tanks”: anger grows in Hawaii after U.S. Navy fuel site contaminates...
“The Navy assured us and promised our state Water Resource Management Commission that this would never happen, and yet here we are.”
Goldman Sachs announces commitment to set 2030 emissions reduction targets
The commitment is to reduce the physical emissions intensity of its portfolios, and has yet to rule out support for companies expanding oil, gas and coal.
The planet is not a dumping ground
The real problem is not waste, but plastic itself.
Injustice forever? Toxic PFAS chemicals have ‘made a mockery of our environmental regulations’
With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
White House unveils plan to replace all lead pipes in next 10 years
“The bottom line is that there is no reason in the 21st century for why people are still exposed to this substance that was poisoning people back in the 18th century.”
People of color in U.S. more likely to breathe six types of air pollution,...
“For all years and pollutants, the racial/ethnic group with the highest national average exposure was a racial/ethnic minority group,”
Community efforts to clean up contaminated water in one California town
“Lawmakers need to figure out better ways to balance the interests of industry with protecting people’s health.”