Monday, September 28, 2026
A data center facility in the Utah desert. Photo: Swilsonmc / CC BY-SA 3.0

Federal appeals board halts first data center approved on public land

The Bureau of Land Management now has until September 21 to explain why it treated a 167-megawatt data center as the same project as the solar plant it originally approved.
Wetlands in Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands

Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.
A school of fish in warm ocean waters. Photo: Hein waschefort / CC BY-SA 3.0

Marine Heatwaves and El Niño Are Disrupting Fisheries

Warming waters alter where fish and shellfish live, push them beyond what they can tolerate and increase risk of disease.

Pledge to fight the pollution of face masks

Pledge to protect those around us and our environment by wearing reusable face masks.

Tell the EPA to ban dangerous pesticides

It's time the EPA bans dangerous pesticides and puts the health of humans and the environment first.

Clean Fifteen’ 2026: The least contaminated fruits and vegetables

For these items, nearly 60 percent of samples had no detectable pesticide residues, making them safer options to buy non-organic.

Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile

Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.

Tell Target to end handing out single-use plastic bags

Tell Target to eliminate plastic bags from its checkout counters.
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State Cutbacks, Recalcitrance Hinder Clean Air Act Enforcement

Federal law that underpins Obama’s Clean Power Plan is unevenly enforced by states with shrinking staffs, polluter-friendly policies.