EPA finally cracks down on the carcinogen used to sterilize medical equipment
Mar 14, 2024, 7:20 pm By Lylla YounesPeople living near plants that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment have for years…Your tax dollars may be funding the expansion of the plastics industry
Mar 14, 2024, 2:17 pm By Joseph Winters
With demand for fossil fuels expected to decline as the world shifts toward electric vehicles and…Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them.
Mar 14, 2024, 4:45 am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent…Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them.
Mar 14, 2024, 4:45 am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with WABE and Grist, a nonprofit, independent…Apple waste, spider silk, enhanced cotton: How bio-based textiles could replace plastic in our clothing
Mar 13, 2024, 10:22 am By Claire Elise Thompson
The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably…You can start applying for the American Climate Corps next month
Mar 13, 2024, 9:30 am By Naveena Sadasivam
The long-awaited jobs board for the American Climate Corps, promised early in the Biden…As heat becomes a national threat, who will be protected?
Mar 13, 2024, 4:45 am By Nate Rosenfield
This story was co-published with the Tampa Bay Times and produced in partnership with the Toni…In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits
Mar 13, 2024, 4:30 am By Jake BittleAs firefighters contained the largest wildfire in Texas history last week, the electricity provider…New report slams carbon offset project in Cambodia for violating Indigenous rights
Mar 13, 2024, 4:15 am By Anita Hofschneider
When Suwanna Gauntlett started working on conservation in Cambodia in the early 2000s, hundreds of…Pentagon tries to dodge PFAS lawsuits over a product it helped invent
Mar 12, 2024, 4:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
The United States government said it is immune to 27 lawsuits filed by local and state governments,…The IRA has injected $240 billion into clean energy. It might not be enough.
Mar 12, 2024, 4:30 am By Syris Valentine
If, in the 18 months since the Inflation Reduction Act passed, you’ve found yourself muttering…The IRA has injected $240 billion into clean energy. The US still needs more.
Mar 12, 2024, 4:30 am By Syris Valentine
If, in the 18 months since the Inflation Reduction Act passed, you’ve found yourself muttering…Detergent pods are only the start of clothing’s microplastic pollution problem
Mar 11, 2024, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
Last month, Democratic New York City Council Member James Gennaro introduced a bill that would…Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?
Mar 11, 2024, 4:30 am By Sachi Mulkey
The scientist Paul Crutzen grew tired of the Holocene 24 years ago. The geologic epoch had reigned…Many homes burned in the Texas wildfires weren’t insured, creating a steep path to recovery
Mar 10, 2024, 8:00 am By Joshua Fechter, The Texas TribuneThis article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom…California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
Mar 9, 2024, 9:00 am By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters
This story was originally published by CalMatters. The system that California uses to screen…Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial
Mar 8, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
It’s been six years since cities in California started the trend of taking Big Oil to court for…How changes to Hawaiʻi’s home battery program could hinder its clean energy transition
Mar 8, 2024, 4:30 am By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with Honolulu Civil Beat. Hawaiʻi’s main…How climate change primed Texas to burn
Mar 7, 2024, 4:45 am By Naveena SadasivamThe dry, dusty rangeland of the Texas Panhandle could not have been more perfectly suited to burn.…As climate change fractures communities, folklorists help stitch them back together
Mar 7, 2024, 4:30 am By Katie Myers
When politicians and planners think about climate adaptation, they’re often considering the hard…
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