Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?
Apr 26, 2024, 4:15 am By Syris Valentine
In Washington, a dozen dams dot the Columbia River — that mighty waterway carved through the state…Republican attorneys general mount a new attack on the EPA’s use of civil rights law
Apr 25, 2024, 4:45 am By Lylla Younes
For much of its 53-year history, the Environmental Protection Agency let civil rights complaints…The more plastic companies make, the more they pollute
Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 pm By Joseph Winters
The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That seemingly obvious, yet…On the agenda this Earth Day: A global treaty to end plastic pollution
Apr 24, 2024, 11:25 am By Joseph Winters
The spotlight Hey there, Looking Forward fam. Happy Earth Day (and Earth Week, and Earth Month) —…As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive
Apr 24, 2024, 4:45 am By Laura Hautala
Last fall, I invited a stranger into my yard. Manzanita, with its peeling red bark and delicate…How should Georgia elect key utility regulators? US Supreme Court asked to weigh in
Apr 24, 2024, 4:30 am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent…From Australia to the Arctic, young Indigenous changemakers speak out
Apr 24, 2024, 4:15 am By Taylar Dawn Stagner
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just
Apr 23, 2024, 4:45 am By Anita Hofschneider
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families
Apr 23, 2024, 4:30 am By Syris Valentine
Clean energy, like so many commodities in this country, is neither distributed evenly nor equally.…Acre-by-acre, the Prairie Band Potawatomi bought back their land
Apr 23, 2024, 4:15 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Last week, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation began efforts to re-establish the only federal Indian…The American Climate Corps is now hiring
6:23pm By Kate Yoder
You can now apply to be one of the first members of the American Climate Corps. President Joe Biden…Indigenous peoples rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of next international climate meeting
4:45am By Maria Parazo Rose
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…A gigantic wind project will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest
4:30am By Taylar Dawn Stagner
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led…California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy
4:15am By Molly Peterson
This story is being co-published with Public Health Watch. West of the Rockies, just one lead…How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil
4:00am By Yvette Cabrera
Lead poisoning is often treated as if it’s a problem of the past. But its harmful legacy lingers…Rural Georgia community battles railroad trying to take their land
Sun 9:00am By Aallyah Wright, Capital BThis story was originally published by Capital B. After a year-long legal battle with a railroad…Drilling for oil on public land in the US is about to get more expensive
Apr 20, 2024, 9:00 am By Nick Bowlin, High Country News
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of…The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer
Apr 19, 2024, 5:20 pm By Zoya Teirstein
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency designated two types of “forever chemicals” as…Taking Big Oil to court for ‘climate homicide’ isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
Apr 19, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
A new legal theory suggests that oil companies could be taken to court for every kind of homicide in…Pediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit
Apr 19, 2024, 4:30 am By Anya Kamenetz
The reality of climate change came home for Dr. Samantha Ahdoot one summer day in 2011 when her son…
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