Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air pollution rules
Jan 11, 2026, 2:00 pm By Lisa Song, ProPublica
Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from…How community solar turned a Superfund site into savings in Illinois
Jan 10, 2026, 2:00 pm By Kari Lydersen
As someone who spent several years as a workers’ rights organizer, Fredy Amador is intimately…Mobile homes already have huge utility bills. Congress may make it worse.
Jan 9, 2026, 5:20 pm By Tik Root
On Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would get the Department…How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Jan 9, 2026, 9:45 am By Lois Parshley
On Saturday, hours after U.S. forces in Caracas killed at least 80 people and kidnapped Venezuelan…The Miccosukee Tribe blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump blocked a bill to return their land.
Jan 9, 2026, 9:30 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
On Thursday, Republicans in the House failed to override President Donald Trump’s first two vetoes…Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
Jan 8, 2026, 4:40 pm By Jake Bittle
President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the global fight against climate change has gone…In 2025, America suffered a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days
Jan 8, 2026, 11:00 am By Matt Simon
Last year began with the costliest wildfires in American history, as a series of blazes tore across…Trump invaded Venezuela to restore an oil industry he helped destroy
Jan 8, 2026, 9:45 am By Naveena Sadasivam
The middle-of-the-night kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shocked the world on…Texas clears the way for petrochemical expansion as experts warn of health risks
Jan 7, 2026, 9:30 am By Shelby Jouppi
Let’s establish some baselines. Texas is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than…Texas clears the way for petrochemical expansion as experts warn of health risks
Jan 7, 2026, 9:30 am By Shelby JouppiLet’s establish some baselines. Texas is responsible for more greenhouse-gas emissions than…Why forcing people to go green can backfire
Jan 6, 2026, 9:30 am By Tik Root
Combating climate change can feel particularly difficult these days. Countries, states and…Trump says he’ll unleash Venezuela’s oil. But who wants it?
Jan 6, 2026, 12:15 am By Jake Bittle
Shortly after launching a dramatic raid in which U.S. forces abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolás…The biggest climate migration problem may be that there’s not enough of it
Jan 5, 2026, 9:45 am By Julian Hattem
In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in a house hidden from the main road by a thin wall of…Despite Trump-era reversals, 2025 still saw environmental wins. Here are 7 worth noting.
Jan 4, 2026, 2:00 pm By Maya Yang, The Guardian
As 2025 draws to a close, environmental advocates across the U.S. find themselves weighing a year…Louisiana town fights for relief after a billion-dollar oil disaster
Jan 3, 2026, 2:00 pm By Adam Mahoney, Capital B
Four months have passed since a Louisiana oil facility burst apart, spewing a dense black sludge…Wildfire smoke is a national crisis, and it’s worse than you think
Jan 2, 2026, 9:45 am By Matt Simon
Wildfire smoke is an emerging nationwide crisis for the United States. Supercharged by climate…University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department
Jan 2, 2026, 9:30 am By Anila Yoganathan
In his 15 years of farming full time, Quentin Connealy has weathered his share of storms —…What happens when disaster recovery becomes a luxury good
Dec 23, 2025, 9:45 am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
Every year at the Oscars, attendees leave with gift bags so elaborate they have to be reported as…The country’s largest magnesium supplier shut down. Now what?
Dec 23, 2025, 9:30 am By Leia Larsen
Only a few years ago, if you popped open a can of soda anywhere in the United States, the container…The Bad River Band is suing to protect its wild rice from an oil pipeline
Dec 23, 2025, 9:15 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
Around August of each year, when temperatures swell in the Great Lakes region, wild rice — or…
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