Tariffs and extreme weather push Midwest farmers to the brink
Farmers in Ohio and across the Midwest are grappling with crop loss from climate swings and falling profits…
EPA greenlights expansion of nuclear waste storage at New Mexico facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the Department of Energy’s plan to excavate two large new storage…
Geothermal energy fuels Colorado greenhouses that grow food through winter
In Pagosa Springs, Colorado, a nonprofit is using underground heat from a natural hot spring to operate greenhouses…
Brazil urged to reject bill slashing environmental safeguards, UN warns
United Nations rights specialists say a proposed Brazilian licensing law would dilute protections for forests and Indigenous groups…
US EPA announces intention to rescind landmark “endangerment finding” underpinning regulation of climate change
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to eliminate a foundational legal finding that greenhouse gases threaten public…
A lifetime of CT flooding fuels fight for environmental justice
Cynthia R. Jennings, a lifelong resident of Hartford’s North End, remembers wading through standing water to do her…
Shelby County Health Director gives final word before leaving office
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – After four years on the job, Shelby County Health Director Dr. Michelle Taylor is…
Our leaders are making the climate disaster worse
As floods in Texas kill dozens, climate warnings are still being ignored while denial is turned into policy…
Environmental racism in Brazil revealed
As ironic as it might sound, environmental racism is rife in a city that’s home to more Black…
Opinion: Trump’s “gold standard science” order gives politics control over public health and climate policy
A new executive order from former President Trump puts political appointees in charge of defining scientific standards in…
Climate justice leader Jerome Ringo brought diversity and urgency to U.S. environmental advocacy
Jerome Ringo, a former petrochemical worker turned pioneering environmental advocate, died at 70 after a decades-long career fighting…
New Mexico’s natural gas boom fuels schools while threatening student health
Hundreds of New Mexico students living near oil and gas fields are missing school and struggling academically due…