Texas Wants to Be a Nuclear Power
Mon 5:00am By By Dylan Baddour
The state is aggressively pursuing early deployments of next generation nuclear reactors to power…‘Never Let Anyone Break Your Spirit’: How an Environmental Justice Forefather Is Thinking About Our Current Moment
Mon 4:55am By Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Plus some lessons in perseverance inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., himself. Interview by Steve…The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town
Feb 23, 2025, 5:00 am By By Kiley BenseAn EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill.…Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse
Feb 23, 2025, 5:00 am By By Kiley Bense
As production of natural gas soared, so has the fracking industry’s production of toxic and often…Plan to Build a Road With Radioactive Waste in Florida Prompts Legal Challenge Against the EPA
Feb 22, 2025, 5:00 am By By Amy Green
The project, located east of Tampa, involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic and toxic…Federal Regulator’s Approval for Gas Plant Queue-Jumping Sparks Outrage
Feb 22, 2025, 4:55 am By By Aman Azhar
Critics argue the federal decision props up costly fossil fuels power plants, does little to ensure…An Economist’s Dire Forecast About Just How Much Climate Change Will Impact GDP
Feb 22, 2025, 4:50 am By Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Modeling shows an estimated loss of global GDP of up to 50 percent in coming decades—unless we…Federal Funding Restored for Low-Income Alabama Utility Assistance After Outcry
Feb 21, 2025, 6:09 pm By By Dennis Pillion
Why federal funds were rescinded in Alabama and not in neighboring states remains unclear. Bad press…Chaotic Moment for National Parks, Forest Service as Staff Cuts Threaten Public Lands Management
Feb 21, 2025, 5:17 pm By By Kiley Price
Thousands of federal employees have been laid off at agencies dedicated to conserving U.S. public…Trump Wants the Federal Government’s Facilities Administration to Disconnect its EV Charging Stations
Feb 21, 2025, 4:40 pm By By Lisa Sorg
Despite his partnership with Elon Musk, CEO of the nation’s largest EV company, the president has…Pennsylvania Wetlands Face New Development Threat Under Trump’s Fast-Track Order
Feb 21, 2025, 3:20 pm By By Jon Hurdle
Environmentalists fear a quicker review will exclude the public input that can result in projects…Massive Cuts to a HUD Office Would Slow Disaster Aid to Hard-Hit N.C. Communities
Feb 21, 2025, 12:44 pm By By Lisa Sorg
More than $1 billion has been approved to help western North Carolina. But the Trump administration…A Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Is Meant to Bankrupt It and Deter Public Protests, Environmental Groups Warn
Feb 21, 2025, 5:00 am By By Nicholas Kusnetz
“This case and its outcome should be the concern of every American,” a legal expert says as the…Illinois Utility Announces $100 Million Rebate for Electric Vehicle Projects as Federal Funding Freezes
Feb 21, 2025, 4:55 am By By Sarah Mattalian
The rebate program will help customers in the public and private sectors pay for charging…Bureau of Land Management Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Feb 20, 2025, 7:33 pm By By Marianne Lavelle
Environmental justice concerns and climate costs were eliminated from assessment as the Trump…Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier
Feb 20, 2025, 1:52 pm By By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-TimesNew probationary employees were cut Friday, but at least six were told Wednesday that they have…EV Battery Manufacturing Capacity Will Rise When 10 New Plants Come Online This Year. But Can They Thrive in Chaos?
Feb 20, 2025, 9:00 am By By Dan Gearino
Donald Trump will preside over a near-doubling of U.S. battery manufacturing capacity for EVs in…Doctors and Medical Schools Are Changing Treatments and Training to Respond to the Warming Climate
Feb 20, 2025, 5:00 am By By Nicole Williams
As global warming spreads pests, diseases and toxins, new programs are developing to help medical…Trump’s Friday Firings Leave EPA Chicago Office Down Dozens of Scientists, Staff
Feb 20, 2025, 4:55 am By By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
Dozens of probationary employees were cut because they didn’t have job protections. By Brett…Trump Order Fast-Tracks Projects That Would Damage Wetlands, Environmental Groups Say
Feb 19, 2025, 5:59 pm By By Amy Green
The executive order declared a “National Energy Emergency” and directed the U.S. Army Corps of…
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