Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Trump’s pick to lead energy tech innovation program is invested in gas utilities and...

The backdrop to Lane Genatowski’s nomination is an overall uncertainty over the future of the very agency he’s supposed to lead.

Fracking in 2018: Another year of pretending to make money

Instead, the fracking industry has helped set new records for U.S. oil production while continuing to lose huge amounts of money – and that was before the recent crash in oil prices.

How to talk to kids about climate change (and have fun, too)

We can empower children to be a part of the solution.

Washington state AG sues EPA for repealing state’s water quality standards, violates federal law

“Trump’s EPA cannot change important water quality protections at the whim of industry interests. It’s not only disruptive to Washington’s environmental efforts over the past two years, it’s a clear violation of the Clean Water Act.

Water stress could affect half the world’s population in just 5 years

World Water Week kicked off this week in the shadow of a frightening reality that nearly one-fourth of the world's population is living...

Trump administration plans to open more of California public land to oil drilling, fracking

“Expanding extraction of dirty fossil fuels on our public lands threatens the health of our communities and the future of our climate."

Environmental protection head rejects ban on chemical insecticide

The chemical is currently used on over 40,000 farms in the U.S.

Beyond Harvey and Irma

Militarizing Homeland Security in the climate-change era.

Forever chemicals contaminate water in 20% of private wells, 60% of public wells in...

Environmental and public health advocates have long criticized policy makers for failing to regulate these chemicals. 
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Hurricane Michael pummels communities in Florida, a state led by a climate change-denying governor

It is the third most powerful storm to ever hit the U.S. mainland, and meteorologists say it is supercharged by warmer-than-usual water in the Gulf of Mexico.