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The landing page for the “Environmental Justice” section of whitehouse.gov on Friday, Jan. 24.

As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights

By Kristoffer Tigue, Keerti Gopal, Marianne Lavelle

Mychal Johnson (center), co-founder of South Bronx Unite, speaks about one of the air monitors his group has installed around the New York neighborhood to measure pollution. Credit: Nicholas Kusnetz/Inside Climate News

New York’s Congestion Pricing Could Worsen Traffic in Poor Neighborhoods

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A person walks down a flooded Main Street after two days of heavy rain in Montpelier, Vt. on July 11, 2023. Credit: Kylie Cooper/Getty Images

Vermont’s Climate Superfund Faces First Legal Challenge from Fossil Fuel Interests

By Olivia Gieger

A view of downtown Corpus Christi on the South Texas coast. Credit: Dylan Baddour/Inside Climate News

Corpus Christi Launches Emergency Water Projects as Reservoirs Dwindle and Industrial Demand Grows

By Dylan Baddour

Maryland's climate action plans include reducing transportation-related emissions under the Advanced Clean Fleets program. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Harsh Realities Confront Maryland and Its Bold Climate Plans

By Aman Azhar

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

President Donald Trump holds his signed executive order announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on Monday in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Moves Again to Exit the Paris Agreement. Here’s What That Means

By Bob Berwyn

University of Notre Dame’s lease of mineral rights grants Warrior Met the legal ability to mine coal in rural Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

The Pope Led Notre Dame Toward Decarbonization. He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment

By Lee Hedgepeth

President Joe Biden speaks about his climate investments during a press conference at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Sept. 14, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

‘We Needed More Time’: As Biden Leaves Office, His Climate Legacy Remains Incomplete

By Marianne Lavelle

A pedestrian walks across a flooded street in Honolulu on Dec. 7, 2021, the morning after a powerful tropical storm known as a Kona Low hit the Hawaii islands. Credit: Eugene Tanner/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court Let Lawsuits Against Oil Companies Proceed. This Is What It Means

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

People do chores near the Rancheria River, which runs adjacent to the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia. The Swiss mining giant Glencore has filed multiple ISDS claims against Colombia related to its investment in the mine. Credit: Lis Mary Machado/Anadolu via Getty Images

Biden Administration Reaches Deal Limiting Controversial Protections for Multinational Corporations

By Katie Surma, Nicholas Kusnetz

Fish and sharks swim around North Seymour Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on March 8, 2024. Credit: Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images

A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights

By Katie Surma

A house is seen near the Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Has Trump Changed the Retirement Plans for the Country’s Largest Coal Plants?

By Dan Gearino

A view of the cogeneration plant operated by the University of North Carolina, located a half-mile from the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

To Reduce its Carbon Footprint, UNC Could Burn Pellets Composed of Paper and Plastic

By Lisa Sorg

Heavy-duty trucks travel through a neighborhood in Houston. Credit: Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Advocates Warn of Climate, Cancer Risks From a Potential Trump Rollback on Electric Big Rigs and Buses

By Kyle Bagenstose

Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones introduces Lieutenant Gov. Aruna Miller and Gov. Wes Moore as Maryland lawmakers convene for a new legislative session on Jan. 8 in Annapolis. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland’s Climate Goals Under Strain as Budget Gaps and Looming Federal Cuts Threaten Progress

By Aman Azhar

Rusted barrels and cracked concrete are all that remain of the former Glidden Paint Plant in Reading, Pa. State funding has been allocated to remediate the site prior to a planned redevelopment. Credit: Daniel Propp/Inside Climate News

How North America’s Leading Brownfield Redeveloper Makes Millions by Not Redeveloping Brownfields

By Daniel Propp

A view of the severely damaged Mill Pond Dam on Aug. 20, 2024, after flooding rains in Stony Brook, New York. Credit: James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images

New York Climate Superfund Becomes Law

By Olivia Gieger

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