Climate
Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal
If you’re an ordinary resident of Pennsylvania and you want to dispose of potentially toxic waste, the Department of Environmental Protection will direct you to specialized dropof…
‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as latest event on track to fail targets
Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progressCalls are growing for major refo…
Why Microplastics Are So Dangerous for Human Health
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by producer Aynsley O’Neill with Plastics have been widely adopted in a…
Lawmakers and Regulators Press Air Force Over Continuing Pollution From Joint Base Andrews Fuel Spill
Congressional leaders and Maryland regulators continue to pressure the Trump administration for information about the ongoing jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews. Both want immedi…
Wyoming Teams With Trump Administration to Expedite Energy, Industrial Projects
Wyoming will partner with the Trump administration on an initiative to streamline and expedite permitting for large energy and other industrial projects such as data centers, repr…
Texas Used to Be ‘the Best Place’ to Build Data Centers—But Not Anymore
When BaRupOn LLC, a California-based developer, bought land in East Texas for a 700-acre industrial campus in 2023, the company received a warm welcome from the state. The develop…
Maui Prosecutor to Hire Investigator Focused On Post-Wildfire Contractor Fraud
This story was originally published by Civil Beat. The Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney is expected to soon have an investigator working full-time on contractor fraud c…
Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency
UK government guidance says we should be ready for the unexpected, but what’s actually helpful to have at home? We ask the specialists• The best power banks – testedHow prepared a…
Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader
Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’UK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of the UK’s bi…
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up
After UK’s hottest summer on record, Ardingly near Haywards Heath is just 19% full – and next-closest reservoir is unusable due to broken treatment works“You can see the water lev…
How Florida’s Amendment 3 Would Affect the State’s Iconic Water Resources
A proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution on the ballot this November is aimed at cutting property taxes. But the amendment would also affect funding for local governments …
In Arizona, Democrats See an Opportunity to Influence Energy Policy
PHOENIX— Koral Casillas’ American Dream was simple: Leave her corporate job to start a local business serving her community. Five years ago, she did just that. She’s now the co-o…
Pennsylvania’s Legislature Is Losing Its Climate Champion
In what might have been his last hearing as chair of Pennsylvania’s House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection committee, long-time Democratic state Rep. Greg Vitali seem…
As Permitting Bill Debate Approaches, Senators Have Fresh Doubts and an Ultimatum
In less than two weeks, U.S. Senate leaders plan to take an initial vote on the divisive permitting reform bill aimed at easing regulatory barriers that can delay energy projects.…
In a Rare Statewide Debate, Alabama Candidates Spar Over Data Centers, Utility Rates
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—Candidates for Alabama’s second-highest office took the stage Wednesday for what was the first major-party debate for a statewide office since 2010, the year Repu…
The Slow, Surprising Death of EV Range Anxiety
A decade ago, an electric vehicle with more than 300 miles of range would have cost you nearly $100,000. Today, 300 miles of range sits in the middle of the market and consumers c…
As Trump Backs a Gas Pipeline, New York’s Climate Priorities Face a Test
Tanja Konwinski thought the Constitution pipeline was dead. When her husband bought 82 acres in Schoharie County, New York, in 2023, she knew Williams Cos. held an easement on the…
In Texas’ 9th Congressional District, Candidates Spar Over Fossil Fuels
In 2016, current Democratic candidate for Congress Leticia Gutierrez lived six miles from a refinery owned by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras in Pasadena, part of the greater …
Europe’s Warming Waters Are Attracting Unwanted Marine Life
Reeling rods, pulling pots and hauling nets this summer, fishermen from Greece to the U.K. discovered unexpected visitors popping their heads above the surface. In the Aegean, it …
Maine Looks to Its Forests to Reach Climate Goals
As the most heavily forested state in the country, about 94 percent of Maine’s forests are privately owned, so focusing on their carbon benefits has both immediate ecological and …
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here's how El Niño will affect your region.
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region.
Powerful Interests Aim to Weaken California’s Landmark Environmental Law
Political action committees funded by technology companies, the state’s major utilities and other corporate interests have spent nearly twice as much to pass a ballot measure that…
Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California
Seawater surges into low-lying communities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay Area, submerging streets, homes and businessesHistoric high tides have caused chaos up and down the …
Most Wells Around the Grand Canyon with High Arsenic Levels Are at Uranium Mine, New Analysis Shows
Three of four wells across the Grand Canyon region that have average arsenic levels above the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for safe drinking water are at the site of…