Environmental Justice Advocates in Virginia Fear Recent Legal Gains Could Be Thwarted by Politics in Richmond
Jan 2, 2024, 5:00 am By By Hannah Chanatry
The state’s Council on Environmental Justice needs additional funding, they say, while the…Ireland Could Become the Next Nation to Recognize the Rights of Nature and a Human Right to a Clean Environment
Jan 1, 2024, 5:00 am By By Katie Surma
The move to enshrine those rights is part of a flurry of developments advancing the rights of nature…Washington Law Attempts to Fill the Void in Federal Regulation of Hazardous Chemicals
Jan 1, 2024, 4:30 am By By Emma Peterson
With a years-long backlog in the U.S. government’s risk assessments of thousands of potentially…Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar
Dec 31, 2023, 5:00 am By By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous
Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in…Is California Overstating the Climate Benefit of Dairy Manure Methane Digesters?
Dec 30, 2023, 8:15 am By By Phil McKenna
CO2 released by burning biogas from cow manure is counted as an emission reduction, rather than a…EVs and $9,000 Air Tanks: Iowa First Responders Fear the Dangers—and Costs—of CO2 Pipelines
Dec 29, 2023, 5:00 am By By Kristoffer Tigue
County officials say they’d need millions of dollars to buy the equipment required to safely carry…A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market
Dec 28, 2023, 5:00 am By By Emma Foehringer Merchant
The state is considering changes to a program that has incentivized dairy biogas. Neighbors are…Biden Administration Takes Historic Step to Protect Old-Growth Forest
Dec 27, 2023, 6:00 am By By Marianne Lavelle
Environmental advocates say action is still needed to protect “mature” trees, while industry…2023 in Climate News
Dec 27, 2023, 5:00 am By By ICN Staff
The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and…‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It
Dec 26, 2023, 5:00 am By By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News; and Alejandra Martinez,
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting…The Climate Treadmill Speeds Up At COP28, But Critics Say It’s Still Not Going Anywhere
Dec 25, 2023, 5:05 am By By Bob Berwyn
The Dubai climate summit showed how fossil fuel companies and their allied politicians captured the…African Penguins Have Almost Been Wiped Out by Overfishing and Climate Change. Researchers Want to Orchestrate a Comeback.
Dec 25, 2023, 5:00 am By By Kiley Price
A hatchery in Cape Town breeds birds for release in a newly established sanctuary for penguins 146…In Alabama, What Does It Take to Shut Down a Surface Mine Operating Without Permits?
Dec 24, 2023, 5:00 am By By Lee Hedgepeth
Nearby residents and environmental activists complained to state regulators without redress. Alabama…A BLM Proposal to Protect Wildlife Corridors Could Restore the West’s ‘Veins and Arteries’
Dec 23, 2023, 5:00 am By By Adam Goldstein
Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation…Reducing Methane From Livestock Is Critical for Stabilizing the Climate, but Congress Continues to Block Farms From Reporting Emissions Anyway
Dec 22, 2023, 5:00 am By By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna
A long standing pattern of letting livestock producers off the hook continues, even as billions pour…An Alabama Landfill Has Repeatedly Violated State Environmental Laws. State Regulators Waited Almost 20 Years to Crackdown
2:18pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
Only after an underground landfill fire did regulators begin stepping up environmental enforcement.…Do Wind Farms Really Affect Property Values? A New Study Provides the Most Substantial Answer to Date.
9:00am By By Dan Gearino
The results in a new paper are likely to become part of local debates about the ramifications of…For One Environmentalist, Warning Black Women About Dangerous Beauty Products Allows Them to Own Their Health
Wed 1:00pm By By Victoria St. Martin
The effort by Heather McTeer Toney, a former EPA official, is a part of a larger effort to educate…Worried About Safety, a Small West Texas Town Challenges Planned Cross-Border Pipeline
Wed 6:00am By By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Alejandra Martinez, the Texas Tribu
Critics are calling on federal regulators to increase their scrutiny and oversight of the proposed…COP28 Is Over. But Climate Pledges Are Still Emerging in the Final Days of 2023
Dec 19, 2023, 2:33 pm By By Kristoffer Tigue
The U.N. climate talks ended with mixed reviews, with many advocates wanting more ambition. A slew…
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