Fertilizer is a major pollutant. Why doesn’t the government regulate it as one?
Jan 22, 2020, 9:34 am By Joe Wertz, Center for Public Integrity
This story was published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity and The World.…Big Oil wants to dump more wastewater into rivers. What could go wrong?
Jan 22, 2020, 3:55 am By Naveena Sadasivam
For more than six months, twin brothers Ronald and Donald Schweitzer have watched large amounts of…The next big leap for fake meat
Jan 21, 2020, 3:55 am By Andrew Zaleski
The choice seemed obvious: Burger A was the real meat, Burger B the one made from plants. Glenn Beck…The plan to protect the Chesapeake is failing, and it’s Pennsylvania’s fault
Jan 21, 2020, 3:55 am By Emily Pontecorvo
In early January, members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission sat in a gray conference room in…Big Oil’s Plan B is already in the pipeline: More plastic
Jan 20, 2020, 7:00 am By Beth Gardiner
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the…U.N. biodiversity plan calls for protecting 30% of Earth by 2030
Jan 19, 2020, 7:00 am By Chris D'Angelo
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…6 charts break down 2019, the second-hottest year on record
Jan 18, 2020, 7:00 am By Will Peischel
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Judge writes blistering dissent as kids’ climate lawsuit gets tossed
Jan 17, 2020, 3:26 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Nowadays, it’s not unusual to see young folks publicly protesting climate change. But back in…The Philippines volcanic eruption is harming public health, but not the climate — yet
Jan 17, 2020, 3:00 pm By Rachel Ramirez
When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, it plunged the surrounding area into…For sale: The East Coast’s biggest oil refinery
Jan 17, 2020, 3:58 am By Emily Pontecorvo
On Friday, an auction held in the New York City offices of the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will…Climate change is forcing a rift in the Murdoch family
5:41pm By Zoya Teirstein
As wildfires spread across Australia last November, newspapers and television networks owned by…Exxon’s law firm tried to recruit Harvard students. Instead, they protested.
11:04am By Emily Pontecorvo
On Wednesday night, more than 100 first-year Harvard law students gathered at a restaurant in…California could meet its 2030 climate goals — but it would mean saving money
7:00am By Nathanael Johnson
California is one giant experiment in combating climate change. The state is trying all sorts of…How people came to believe that individual choices could save the Earth
3:58am By Kate Yoder
It was the late 1980s, and the headlines warned of acid rain, air pollution, and contaminated water.…Is fake fur and leather worse than the real thing?
3:03am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, Which has a smaller environmental footprint over the long term: real leather or…Another legacy of redlining: Unequal exposure to heat waves
Wed 1:43pm By Rachel Ramirez
Severe heat kills more people in the United States than any other hazardous weather-related event.…Coal pollution turned an Appalachian creek orange. Locals are using it to make paint.
Wed 4:05am By Maria Gallucci
In the rolling Appalachian foothills of Ohio, Sunday Creek runs bright with shades of red and…At the 7th Democratic debate, candidates took every opportunity to talk climate
Wed 12:34am By Zoya Teirstein
Six candidates for president took the stage in Iowa on Tuesday night for the seventh Democratic…New emails show the Justice Department is helping Big Oil fight climate lawsuits
Jan 14, 2020, 12:51 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Three years ago, a first-of-its-kind legal case argued that fossil fuel companies were liable for…Here are the environmental justice stories to watch in 2020
Jan 14, 2020, 4:05 am By Yvette Cabrera
2020 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for those working with communities who experience both the…
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