Why the White House’s environmental justice tool is still disappointing advocates
Feb 27, 2023, 1:20 pm By Naveena Sadasivam
After assuming office in early 2021, President Joe Biden announced the Justice40 initiative, which…Can you tell if a ‘bomb train’ is coming to your town? It’s complicated.
Feb 27, 2023, 1:15 pm By John McCracken
In the wake of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, Governor Mike DeWine called on Congress to…Coal plant pollution can be deadly — even hundreds of miles downwind
Feb 27, 2023, 1:00 pm By Blanca BegertOver the past 15 years, coal power has been on a precipitous decline across the United States,…Newly revealed records show how the EPA sided with polluters in a small Montana mining town
Feb 26, 2023, 2:00 pm By Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest
This story was originally published by InvestigateWest, an independent news nonprofit dedicated to…This “climate-friendly” fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk
Feb 25, 2023, 2:00 pm By Sharon Lerner, ProPublicaThis story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of…A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming
Feb 24, 2023, 11:45 am By Kate Yoder
The last three years were objectively hot, numbering among the warmest since records began in 1880.…Here’s why a California beach town just banned balloons
Feb 24, 2023, 11:30 am By Joseph WintersCelebrations in a beachside California city will soon have to take place without an iconic,…How the seeds of environmental racism were planted in the Progressive Era
Feb 24, 2023, 11:15 am By Nick Tabor
This story is adapted from the book AFRICATOWN, which was published this week by St. Martin’s…California is racing to electrify trucks. Can the industry keep up?
Feb 23, 2023, 11:45 am By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
This story was co-published with KCET, part of the donor-supported community institution, the…REI will ban ‘forever chemicals’ from clothes and cookware in 2024
Feb 23, 2023, 11:30 am By Joseph WintersAfter more than a year of pressure from environmental groups, the major outdoor retailer REI…A report on flood-ravaged communities in eastern Kentucky asks: What is the real cost of rebuilding?
Feb 23, 2023, 11:15 am By Brett MarshCurrent funding is not nearly enough to rebuild the thousands of homes damaged or destroyed in last…As Louisiana’s coast disappears, its historic communities are disappearing too
Feb 22, 2023, 11:45 am By Jake Bittle
This story is excerpted from The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American…It would take less than 3% of Big Oil’s profits to clean up methane emissions
Feb 22, 2023, 11:00 am By Emily PontecorvoOil companies and governments have pledged to slash methane emissions in recent years, but so far…The train derailment in Ohio was a disaster waiting to happen
Feb 21, 2023, 11:45 am By John McCrackenWhen a freight train filled with volatile chemicals derailed in rural Ohio earlier this month, it…Are the feds sacrificing endangered salmon to help potato farmers?
Feb 21, 2023, 11:30 am By Jake BittleThis story was reported and produced in collaboration with High Country News. Last fall, following…Kentucky floodwaters are rising again and activists blame strip mines
Feb 21, 2023, 11:15 am By Brett MarshHeavy rain has once again brought flash floods to eastern Kentucky, a region still reeling from last…Report: World’s fossil fuel subsidies surged to $1 trillion after Ukraine invasion
Feb 21, 2023, 11:00 am By Jake BittleEven as European countries rolled out a suite of climate-friendly policies over the past year, they…Hawaii quietly rolls back innovative plan to manage marine resources
Feb 20, 2023, 2:00 pm By Marcel Honore, Honolulu Civil Beat
This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat. Top ocean resource officials under…Can crypto mining go green? Critics are skeptical
Feb 18, 2023, 2:00 pm By Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest
This story was reported by InvestigateWest, an independent news nonprofit dedicated to investigative…How the “electrify everything” movement went mainstream
Feb 17, 2023, 11:45 am By Emily Pontecorvo“Building electrification,” once a subject embraced only by energy and climate nerds, is going…
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