After the Keystone XL approval, here’s what’s next for the climate movement
The battle is far from over—and has already transformed the way environmental campaigns are waged.
California becomes first state to regulate plastic straws
The law, which will enter into force Jan. 1, prohibits restaurants from providing straws unless a customer requests one. It covers only sit-down eateries, not fast food restaurants, delis or coffee shops.
Clean water act rollback: Trump’s EPA limits states’ and tribes’ rights to block pipelines
“We won’t stand idly by as they rip away our authority under the law to preserve water quality.”
How sustainable next-gen materials can create a more ethical consumer market
The nascent industry of next-gen materials is set to dethrone unsustainable animal-based materials.
Trump’s unprecedented attack on clean air and climate action
But there's good news too: the safeguards Trump wants to shred are on a strong legal footing and the public will have the chance to voice its objections as the Trump administration tries to roll them back.
Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air...
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
At least 66 killed as pipeline explosion rocks Central Mexico
"What happened here should serve as an example for the whole nation to unite behind the fight that the president is carrying out against this ill."
Lake Erie turns toxic every summer. Officials aren’t cracking down on the source.
Voluntary fixes for the growing — and global — hazardous algae problem aren’t working.
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.
Indigenous tribe leads efforts to reintroduce condors to Pacific Northwest
“The California condor is a shining example of how a species can be brought back from the brink of extinction through the power of partnerships.”