Environment & Health
As an Obscure United Nations Gathering Deliberates the Fate of Deep-Sea Mining, the Tuna Industry Calls for a Halt
By Georgina Gustin
Alabama Black Belt Becomes Environmental Justice Test Case: Is Sanitation a Civil Right?
By Dennis Pillion, AL.com
Q&A: What to Do About Pollution From a Vast New Shell Plastics Plant in Pennsylvania
Midwest States, Often Billed as Climate Havens, Suffer Summer of Smoke, Drought, Heat
By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Little Publicized but Treacherous, Methane From Coal Mines Upends the Lives of West Virginia Families
By James Bruggers
Q&A: Kate Beaton Describes the Toll Taken by Alberta’s Oil Sands on Wildlife and the Workers Who Mine the Viscous Crude
Advocates from Across the Country Rally in Chicago for Coal Ash Rule Reform
By Aydali Campa
In the Everglades, a Clash Portrayed as ‘Science vs. Politics’ Pits a Leading Scientist Against His Former Employer
By Amy Green
Prepare for More Smoky Summers in the Midwest and Northeast
By Aydali Campa
‘Profit Over the Public’s Health’: Study Details Efforts by Makers of Forever Chemicals to Hide Their Harms
By Victoria St. Martin
Q&A: Heather McTeer Toney Reflects on the Ongoing Struggle for Environmental Justice in America
Are Legally Acceptable Levels of Pollution Harming Children’s Brain Development?
By Jake Bolster
Maryland Urged to Cut Emissions By Swiftly Adopting Rules Electrifying Cars and Trucks
By Aman Azhar
How Daniel Ellsberg Opened the Door to One of the Most Consequential Climate Stories of Our Time
By David Sassoon
Secretive State Climate Talks Stir Discontent With Pennsylvania Governor
By Kiley Bense
UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements For Upcoming COP28, Acknowledging the Toll of Corporate Lobbying
By Bob Berwyn