Editorial

We can’t afford to squander tens of billions of federal climate funding on projects with questionable environmental effects.

The wealthy countries that are most responsible for greenhouse gas pollution must compensate the poorer nations that bear the greatest burden.

People don’t just need to be encouraged to chop down the forest less. They also need to be encouraged to save what is left.

The long-term solution to plastic pollution will be to switch to reuse and refill systems.

While it’s never good to miss out on a billion dollars in federal grants, it’s unlikely being passed over for “hydrogen hub” designation will seriously hurt southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy.

Striking autoworkers have made their point: The transition to electric vehicles has to take the labor force’s interests into account. Now it’s time to settle.
The possibility of toxic fumes and the certainty of more plastic pollution are among the reasons Lockport should not subsidize SRI CV, a plastics company, especially given New York's environmental agenda.

Texas officials want textbooks to be more “positive” about fossil fuels.

With different planting, and by rejecting insecticides, even small green spaces can promote biodiversity.

The costs of fracking should be borne by the companies themselves. To that end, the state should create a fund, bankrolled by shale gas companies, to compensate those who suffered while corporations profited and the rest of us got cheaper gas.

The election of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has changed the environmental politics of the region. But more international assistance is needed.

Combatting climate change has gone from a nice idea to an economic necessity, and the sooner we accept this reality, the better off we’ll be.
No community in America deserves to be the next East Palestine. To protect them, the Senate should pass the bipartisan Railway Safety Act.
This is not a red state vs. blue state issue; it’s about common sense and basic decency.
Can Vietnam really be serious about fighting climate change if it imprisons the leading voice for action?
Editorial: Geopolitical fallout from the conflict in Ukraine is threatening an environmentally crucial region
A national increase in wildfire activity is one of the most predictable effects of global warming.
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