Nicaragua to sign Paris agreement, leaving Trump alone with Syria
Ortega's move leaves Trump in a two-member club with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, one of the world's most brutal dictators.
UN environment chief: Make polluters, not taxpayers, pay for destroying nature
A "pollution-free planet" is achievable but the world must take immediate action to meet that goal.
Exclusive: Here are the energy companies represented by Trump’s nominee to head FERC
The newest FERC appointees Neil Chatterjee and Rob Powelson have ties to fossil fuel companies and utilities.
How Monsanto manufactured ‘outrage’ at chemical cancer classification it expected
“Glyphosate is suspect… Monsanto’s argument is unacceptable.”
These companies support climate action, so why are they funding opposition to it?
A tale of Paris climate agreement supporters, political spending and unintended consequences.
Are hazardous vapors seeping into your home?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies.
Why hurricanes Harvey and Irma won’t lead to action on climate change
The hurricanes of Harvey and Irma will be a catalyst for a new age of realism regarding the hazards of climate change.
Leaked Zinke memo urges Trump to shrink national monuments, allow drilling
Zinke also proposed opening these publicly held national monuments up to drilling, logging, commercial fishing and other activities for private profit.
Beyond Harvey and Irma
Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.
New bill aims to restore ‘common-sense’ plastic water bottle ban in national parks
The bill would allow National Park Service regional directors the discretion to implement the policy and encourages them to develop a visitor education strategy to explain the rationale for the program.