A Restricted Climate Super Pollutant Is Pumped Out at Far Higher Levels Than Countries Admit. What Happens Next?
May 21, 2025, 4:55 am By By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike
HFC-23 emissions from chemical plants in eastern China and elsewhere likely violate an international…Paris Agreement Target for Warming Won’t Protect Polar Ice Sheets, Scientists Warn
May 21, 2025, 4:50 am By By Bob Berwyn
New research suggests the Earth will pass multiple dangerous tipping points at 1.5 degrees Celsius…Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier
May 20, 2025, 9:00 pm By By Katie Surma
Over the past decade, there have been more than 6,400 attacks on human rights defenders, with…The Chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission Has a To-Do List
May 20, 2025, 7:16 pm By By Arcelia Martin
The electricity regulator is looking to regain the public’s trust after Winter Storm Uri and build…Veteran Environmentalist Sues Rural School Board Over Exxon Tax Break Decision
May 20, 2025, 6:49 pm By By Dylan Baddour
A lawsuit says the district failed to meet public notice requirements before its April 29 meeting.…Trump Reverses Course on Empire Wind, Lifting Pause
May 20, 2025, 6:39 pm By By Carrie Klein
Major New York offshore wind project allowed to resume, after three long phone calls between the…Extreme Weather Slams the Midwest and Southern U.S. Amid Staffing Shortages at the National Weather Service
May 20, 2025, 5:06 pm By By Kiley Price
More than 25 people have died amid catastrophic tornadoes and storms in these regions. Critics say…Alabama Power Threatened With Lawsuit for Contaminating Groundwater With Coal Ash
May 20, 2025, 3:07 pm By By Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth
Nine years after the Gadsden Steam Plant stopped burning coal, its unlined coal ash pond is still…NC Fires a Disaster Relief Subcontractor Founded by Former ReBuild NC Boss
May 20, 2025, 9:38 am By By Lisa Sorg
A mid-level state official steered a contract for relief efforts in western North Carolina to the…Michigan Lawmakers Aim to Revisit ‘Polluter Pay’ to Enforce Cleanup of Toxic Sites
May 20, 2025, 5:00 am By By Douglas J. Guth
Environmental advocates help to rewrite legislation to rehabilitate brownfield sites. By Douglas J.…Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism
May 20, 2025, 4:55 am By Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
As one distinguished scientist put it: “Genetics loads the gun and the environment pulls the…Global Aluminum Producer Announces $4 Billion Smelter for Wind-Rich Oklahoma
May 19, 2025, 7:35 pm By By Phil McKenna
The energy-intensive plant would nearly double U.S. aluminum production, though questions remain on…Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Environmental Grant Funding
May 19, 2025, 5:17 pm By By Amy Green
Thirteen nonprofits and six municipalities said they filed suit after they were forced to furlough…In California, Flawed Air Rules Threaten Farmworkers as Wildfires Pump More Smoke Onto Fields
May 19, 2025, 5:00 am By By Rambo Talabong
Air pollution levels considered “safe” for farmworkers provide inadequate protection from health…Report Highlights Community Pushback Stalling $64 Billion in Data Center Development Nationwide
May 19, 2025, 4:55 am By By Charles Paullin
In Virginia, the globe’s largest concentration of data centers, and nationally, local opposition…Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law
May 18, 2025, 5:00 am By By Teresa TomassoniCritics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile…Many on Navajo Nation Blindsided by Hydrogen Pipeline Change
May 18, 2025, 4:55 am By By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main
Pipeline company touts helping the nation; letter writing campaign raises questions. Critic says,…A 20 Percent Electric Bill Surge Tests New Jersey’s Climate Goals
May 17, 2025, 5:00 am By By Rambo Talabong
Delays by grid operator PJM and a booming demand from data centers are threatening New Jersey’s…How Green Is Pope Leo XIV?
May 17, 2025, 4:55 am By Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”
An environmental theologian reveals clues about how the new pope may rise to meet the climate…Microplastics from Texas Bays Are Washed Out to Sea, New Study Says
May 16, 2025, 7:07 pm By By Dylan Baddour
The first study of microplastics in Texas coastal sediment was funded through a local environmental…
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