Federal Judge Orders Florida to Address Pollution That Led to Manatee Deaths
Apr 18, 2025, 4:55 am By By Amy Green
Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record. Widespread water quality problems and seagrass losses left the sea cows starving. By Amy Green The state of Florida is in violation of the Endangered Species Act and must develop a…Trump Administration Halts Construction on New York Offshore Wind Project
Apr 18, 2025, 4:50 am By By Lauren Dalban
Empire Wind 1’s developer says it is considering its legal remedies. New York, meanwhile, needs renewable energy projects to meet its climate goals and to ensure the continued growth of green job opportunities in the city. By Lauren Dalban The buildout of…A Father of Environmental Justice Rebukes Sierra Club, Ben Jealous Over Treatment of Black Alabamians
Apr 17, 2025, 7:17 pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
Dr. Robert Bullard has long spoken out about Shiloh, a historically Black community regularly flooded by an elevated highway. Now, he says the president of the nation’s largest environmental group should own up to the promises he’s made. By Lee Hedgepeth…How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation Over One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
Apr 17, 2025, 1:15 pm By By Kiley Price, Wyatt Myskow
A proposed rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would change the definition of “harm” to an endangered species, effectively allowing such activities as logging and oil drilling to be approved even if they harm protected plant and animal habitats.…EV Sales Are Up in the US, But Tariffs Are a Storm Cloud for an Industry That Craves Stability
Apr 17, 2025, 9:00 am By By Dan Gearino
Amid the chaos, we’re probing the “profound uncertainty” of Trump’s tariffs for domestic auto manufacturing. By Dan Gearino It’s a rough time to be in the automobile industry.Sen. Bernie Sanders Brings His Fighting Oligarchy Tour to Conservative Rural California Districts
Apr 17, 2025, 5:00 am By By Liza Gross
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined the senator at rallies from Nebraska to California to tell how unprecedented wealth and income inequality are threatening democracy and working families. By Liza Gross FOLSOM, Calif.—On a warm, sunny afternoon in a…More Than 60 Power Plants Exempted From Federal Mercury Limits
Apr 16, 2025, 8:01 pm By By Dan Gearino
More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply. By Dan Gearino Included in the Trump administration’s order last week to boost the coal industry was a two-year exemption to a rule that would…Half the World’s People Depend on Rice. New Research Says Climate Change Will Make it Toxic
Apr 16, 2025, 7:10 pm By By Georgina Gustin
Warmer temperatures and more carbon dioxide will boost levels of arsenic, a dangerous heavy metal, in the staple crop. By Georgina Gustin Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide…Dominion Among Utilities Allowed Exemption for Coal Emissions From Trump’s EPA
Apr 16, 2025, 5:43 pm By By Charles Paullin
Utility asked for compliance exemption from Biden-era rule aimed at reducing coal pollution and is given two-year delay. By Charles Paullin Dominion Energy is one of several utilities that received an exemption from stricter federal coal pollution reduction…Texas Oilfield Company and Executive Plead Guilty in Hydrogen Sulfide Deaths
Apr 16, 2025, 4:52 pm By By Martha Pskowski
Permian Basin oilfield worker Jacob Dean and his wife, Natalee, suffered fatal hydrogen sulfide exposure at a work site. Two companies entered guilty pleas and will pay $1.4 million in fines. By Martha Pskowski Aghorn Operating Inc., a Texas oilfield company,…The Hidden Climate Costs of Exporting US Liquefied Natural Gas
Apr 16, 2025, 5:00 am By By Phil McKenna, Peter Aldhous
An exclusive Inside Climate News analysis found that a single year of greenhouse gas emissions from tankers carrying LNG from the United States more than cancels out the annual reductions achieved through driving all the electric vehicles currently on U.S.…EPA, N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer
Apr 16, 2025, 4:55 am By By Lisa Sorg
“Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS. By Lisa Sorg WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Perhaps it was rain dripping through one of the many holes in the roof that condensed the ammonium…Texas Oil Drillers Can Bury Toxic Waste on Private Property Without Telling the Landowner. A New Bill Seeks to Change That
6:51pm By By Martha Pskowski
House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave testimony this week at the state capitol. By Martha Pskowski A bill in the Texas Legislature would require oil and gas drillers to…U.S. National Security Heads Turn Away from Climate Research as Threats Mount
5:04pm By By Kiley Price
Climate change poses major risks to national security. But the Trump administration is scaling back on military programs to assess new threats. By Kiley Price Climate change brings both direct and abstract threats to national security—from fueling deadly…Trump Official Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Federal Safety Violations
1:12pm By By Lee Hedgepeth
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental…New Stream Gauges and Weather Stations Poised to Help Wyoming Tribes Endure Flooding and Drought
5:05am By By Jake Bolster
The new devices, which are part of a slew of planned infrastructure upgrades, will help the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho improve their disaster warning system. By Jake Bolster ETHETE, Wyo.—Travis Shakespeare and Lokilo St. Clair of the Northern…‘Bayer Bill’ Granting Legal Protections to Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in the Iowa Legislature Again
5:00am By By Anika Jane Beamer
In the state with the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, the legislation would have made it harder for residents to sue pesticide companies for illnesses linked to their products. By Anika Jane Beamer DES MOINES, Iowa—Days before a key deadline for…Do Heat Pumps Save You Money? In California, It Depends on Your Electric Utility
4:55am By By Twilight Greenaway
Sky-high electricity rates may be getting in the way of California’s building decarbonization goals. By Twilight Greenaway Last year, when Shreyas Sudhakar started a heat pump installation company in the San Francisco Bay Area, he realized he wouldn’t be…Environmental Groups Sue the Trump Administration to Restore Web Tools Critical for Gauging Climate and Pollution Impacts
Mon 7:51pm By By Georgina Gustin
The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue. By Georgina Gustin When the Trump administration took down websites over the past three months that track pollution and climate impacts on…Congressional Democrats Assail Trump’s Plans for Deep Cuts to Government Science
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With NOAA and NASA, two key climate research agencies, in the cross-hairs, Maryland officials see a privatization plan in the works. By Marianne Lavelle GREENBELT, Md.—Congressional Democrats who represent the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., that are…
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