Environmentalists are challenging the EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding,” which empowered it to regulate greenhouse gases. Whether or not the action holds up in court, now is the time to develop climate strategies that can be pursued when the political balance shifts.
The Sierra Club and Southern Environmental Law Center are suing over state regulators’ approval of new gas turbines at Plant Bowen, citing concerns about worsening air quality.
Lynn Tremain's Lake Huron cleanup has evolved into citizen science, highlighting the growing threats of microplastics, invasive species and climate change on the region’s fragile freshwater ecosystem.
Oil markets are bracing for sharp price spikes after the US-Israel attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliation. Iran's role as a major producer matters, but its strategic position is keeping traders on edge.
As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states.
The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under assault.
Emissions of sulfur dioxide increased by 18% in 2025, according to an analysis of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group.
For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itself
