Environment & Health
Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel Fuel?
By Lisa Sorg
Weathering the Storm: Maryland’s Chief Resilience Officer Reflects on Year One as Climate Threats Increase
By Aman Azhar
Public Radio’s David Brancaccio Mulls the Surprising Pluses and Minuses of Rebuilding in LA After the Fires
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Experts Say Attempted Mass Firing of NOAA Workers May be Illegal and Threatens Public Safety
By Bob Berwyn, Lauren Dalban
A Nuclear Power Resurgence Is Coming to Michigan. What Are the Potential Health Impacts?
By Carrie Klein
Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery
By Anika Jane Beamer
Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting
By Arcelia Martin
EPA Would Shrink to 1970 Staffing Levels—‘When the Skies Were Dark With Smog’—Under Proposed Plan
By Marianne Lavelle
Questions and Confusion as Trump Pauses Key Funding for Shrinking Colorado River
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Trump Administration Restores $2.1 billion in Funding to Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
By Jon Hurdle
In Chile, a Declining Forest Worries Scientists
By Andrés Muedano
‘Never Let Anyone Break Your Spirit’: How an Environmental Justice Forefather Is Thinking About Our Current Moment
Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth
Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse
By Kiley Bense
The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town
By Kiley Bense
Plan to Build a Road With Radioactive Waste in Florida Prompts Legal Challenge Against the EPA
By Amy Green
An Economist’s Dire Forecast About Just How Much Climate Change Will Impact GDP
Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth