Environment & Health
A Publicly-Owned Landfill in Alabama Caught Fire and Smoldered for 50 Days. Nearby Residents Were Left in the Dark
By Lee Hedgepeth
Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says
By Nicholas Kusnetz
Advocates Celebrate a Legal Win Against US Navy’s Staggering Pollution in the Potomac River. A Lack of Effective Regulation Could Dampen the Spirit
By Aman Azhar
Environmentalists Rattled by Radioactive Risks of Toxic Coal Ash
By Lee Hedgepeth
DeSantis Called for ‘Energy Dominance’ During White House Run. His Plan Still is Relevant to Floridians, Who Face Intensifying Climate Impacts
By Amy Green
A Long-Delayed BLM Resource Management Plan in Southwest Wyoming Pits Conservation Against Resource Extraction
By Jake Bolster
Hale Freezes Over
By Lee Hedgepeth
A Common Fishing Practice Called Bottom Trawling Releases Significant Amounts of CO2 Into Earth’s Atmosphere
By Georgina Gustin
Does the Insect Repellent DEET Affect Reproductive Systems?
By Victoria St. Martin
First Uranium Mines to Dig in the US in Eight Years Begin Operations Near Grand Canyon
By Wyatt Myskow
How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma
Colorado Town Appoints Legal Guardians to Implement the Rights of a Creek and a Watershed
By Katie Surma
Diet for a Sick Planet: Studies Find More Plastic in Our Food and Bottled Water
By James Bruggers
More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
By Liza Gross
EPA and Alabama Power to Start Settlement Negotiations Over Coal Ash Storage near Mobile
By Lee Hedgepeth
How the Dire Health Implications of Climate Change Are Unfolding Globally
Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”