Justice

A Pipeline Giant Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Environmental Crimes in Pennsylvania After Homeowners Complained of Tainted Water

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Dallas-based Energy Transfer will also pay $10 million to improve water quality. The company accused Shapiro, a Democrat running for governor, of playing politics.

By Jon Hurdle

A Teenage Floridian Has Spent Half His Life Involved in Climate Litigation. He’s Not Giving Up

By Amy Green

Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions

By Aydali Campa

A Fear of Gentrification Turns Clearing Lead Contamination on Atlanta’s Westside Into a ‘Two-Edged Sword’ for Residents

By Aydali Campa

In Atlanta, Work on a New EPA Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary, Fearing Gentrification

By Aydali Campa

At the Greater & Greener Conference, Urban Parks Officials and Advocates Talk Equity and Climate Change

By Daelin Brown

In Climate-Driven Disasters, Older People and the Disabled Are Most at Risk. Now In-Home Caregivers Are Being Trained in How to Help Them

By Katie Rodriguez

California Released a Bold Climate Plan, but Critics Say It Will Harm Vulnerable Communities and Undermine Its Goals

By Kristoffer Tigue

A Vast Refinery Site in Philadelphia Is Being Redeveloped and Called ‘The Bellwether District.’ But for Black Residents Nearby, Justice Awaits

By Victoria St. Martin

With Build Back Better Stalled, Expanded Funding for a Civilian Climate Corps Hangs in the Balance

By Samantha Hurley

Baltimore’s ‘Catastrophic Failures’ at Wastewater Treatment Have Triggered a State Takeover, a Federal Lawsuit and Citizen Outrage

By Aman Azhar

These Clergy Are Bridging the Gap Between Religion and Climate

By James Bruggers

In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability

By Zoha Tunio

In An Unusual Step, a Top Medical Journal Weighs in on Climate Change

By Victoria St. Martin

In Africa, Conflict and Climate Super-Charge the Forces Behind Famine and Food Insecurity

By Georgina Gustin

In an Attempt to Wrestle Away Land for Game Hunters, Tanzanian Government Fires on Maasai Farmers, Killing Two

By Katie Surma

Fifty Years After the UN’s Stockholm Environment Conference, Leaders Struggle to Realize its Vision of ‘a Healthy Planet’

By Katie Surma

From the Middle East to East Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins Professor Works to Make the City More Climate-Resilient

By Aman Azhar

Red States Still Pose a Major Threat to Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, Activists Warn

By Kristoffer Tigue