New York food waste recycling law goes into effect
The hope is to keep food, and its related methane emissions, out of landfills.
15-minute tumble dry can release hundreds of thousands of microfibers into the air
Every time you stick a load of clothes into a tumble dryer, you may be releasing hundreds of thousands of microfibers into...
Biden administration reverses Trump-era policy that opened new oil development in Arctic Alaska
The Biden administration will revert to "a 2013 Obama administration plan issued that protected about half of the reserve."
Why words matter in the fight against climate change
Climate communications expert, Genevieve Guenther, speaks on how climate change reporting has evolved, and her recommendations for how to encourage climate action.
Living closer to oil and gas drilling linked to higher risk of pregnancy complications,...
Fracking aside, it’s proximity that matters.
2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here’s what...
The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West...
Department of Interior announces protection of more than 351,000 acres of Chaco Canyon
This action is an effort to "protect the Chaco Canyon and the greater connected landscape, and to ensure that public land management better reflects the sacred sites, stories, and cultural resources in the region."
EPA’s first new air pollutant addition in 30 years reveals agency failings: Critics
Here is proof that the EPA's environmental laws aren't working.
Too harmful: The march of salt and plastics on world soils
Unsustainable human activities are exacerbating soil salinity.
How grassroots energy projects are taking back power from utility companies
As power outages caused by extreme weather events become more intense and frequent, the efforts by federal, state and local legislators to...