"Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote on X.
Weeks after an oil facility explosion coated Roseland, Louisiana, in soot and chemicals, Black residents remain exposed to contamination as the EPA struggles with funding shortfalls, threats to workers, and political pressure slowing the cleanup.
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.
Electric vehicle sales jumped after the U.S. announced it would end a tax credit. Without the incentive, sales may dip, although automakers may offer discounts to lure buyers.
Clean energy employment in Kentucky continued to expand in 2024, adding thousands of jobs in renewable power, EVs, and energy storage, but a new report warns that recent federal rollbacks on tax credits and clean energy incentives could stall that momentum.
The National Flood Insurance Program is facing more than $22 billion in debt as floods intensify, property development expands into high-risk zones, and climate change drives ever-costlier disasters.
The E.P.A. plan would allow grocery stores, air-conditioning manufacturers and others to phase out hydrofluorocarbons in cooling equipment more slowly.
The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown. The agency's mission to protect health and the environment is at risk without a federal budget.
Mae Moh is Thailand’s biggest CO2 polluter, and also emits high levels of other air pollutants, which nearby communities have for decades blamed for respiratory and other illnesses.
In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back.
The EPA has rescinded Pennsylvania’s Solar for All funding, part of a $7 billion program aimed at helping low-income households access clean energy. State officials and environmental groups argue the move is illegal, while partisan gridlock in Harrisburg further clouds the future of the grant.
