Justice & Health

Data Centers in PJM Grid Can Rely Solely on Generators During the Cold, DOE Rules

Regional grid operators said the federal order is a fail safe. Environmentalists in Virginia worry about increased pollution regulators and residents may not be fully aware of.

By Charles Paullin

‘Relief from the Nightmare’: Alabama Judge Halts Operations at a Quarry Residents Say Is Ruining Their Community

By Dennis Pillion

The Chinese Coal Offer Pakistan Couldn’t Afford But Didn’t Refuse

By Aman Azhar

‘Unbelievably Vulnerable’: The Climate Challenges Facing Mamdani’s New York City

By Lauren Dalban

The Cost of Ignoring Fossil Fuel Pollution’s Health Impacts

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Stretched Thin, Iowa Agency Issues Few Fines for Manure Pollution

By Nina B. Elkadi, Anika Jane Beamer

Peaceful Protest Against Whaling in Iceland Lands Two Activists in Court

By Teresa Tomassoni

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court

By Gloria Dickie

A California Climate Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow

By Claire Barber

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.

By Martha Pskowski

As Artificial Stone Countertops Kill Workers, House Republicans Discuss Protections—for Manufacturers

By Liza Gross

An Alabama Mayor Signed an NDA With a Data Center Developer. Read It Here.

By Lee Hedgepeth

Cleaner Water a Hope, Not a Given, for Iowa in 2026

By Anika Jane Beamer

As Data Centers Jostle to Get on Texas’ Grid, ERCOT Promises New Rules for ‘Batch Zero’

By Arcelia Martin

Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change

By Johnny Sturgeon

In Hurricane-Prone Florida, Legislators Reconsider New Growth and Development Law

By Amy Green

Bessemer Data Center Developer to Request Rezoning for Additional 900 Acres

By Lee Hedgepeth

Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.

By Katie Surma

New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects

By Teresa Tomassoni