Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never...
Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a state-mandated audit was never done.
Three-quarters of Americans would oppose a data center near their home, new polling finds
Opposition has swung 33 points in a year as utility bills climb, and more than 530 counties and towns have restricted or banned the facilities.
Brazil election sparks threats to reinvade Indigenous Amazon territory
Security forces were sent to protect Brazil’s Apyterewa Indigenous Land after former illegal occupants threatened to reinvade the territory.
EPA sets Dec. 31 end date for its archive of past agency records
The archive holds tens of thousands of documents dating to the 1990s; the agency says historical material will remain in “snapshot collections.”
Plastic pollution is putting an old legal doctrine to a new test
Public nuisance lawsuits are testing whether companies can be held responsible for pollution after their products are sold.
I Was There to Document the Aftermath of Deadly Flooding. Then, It Started Raining.
Three people died in Ruidoso, New Mexico, last year when floods swept through the area. As the mayor prioritized tourism after the flood recovery, first responders said they weren’t equipped. Our visual journalist documented the unfolding story.
EPA plans to rescind methane Super Emitter Program, citing estimated $45 billion in savings
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan to oil and gas executives in Santa Fe, and the agency's release gives no method for its savings figure.
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
If emission reductions are large and sustained, we can still meet the Paris goals and avoid the most severe damage to the natural world, the economy and people. But worryingly, we also have time to make it far worse.
DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate projects
The cuts, compounded by the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen decades of federal underinvestment in Indian Country.
Indonesia says it no longer needs forests for rice. What happens to projects underway?
Officials say rice self-sufficiency arrived three years early, but food and biofuel projects already underway have not been explained