Environment & Health
Houston’s Mayor Asks EPA to Probe Contaminants at Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters
By Aman Azhar
EPA Struggles to Track Methane Emissions From Landfills. Here’s Why It Matters
By James Bruggers, Amy Green, Phil McKenna, and Robert Benincasa
Two Years After a Huge Refinery Fire in Philadelphia, a New Day Has Come for its Long-Suffering Neighbors
By Daelin Brown
In Corpus Christi’s Hillcrest Neighborhood, Black Residents Feel Like They Are Living in a ‘Sacrifice Zone’
By Aman Azhar
Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide
By Judy Fahys, Bob Berwyn
As the US Pursues Clean Energy and the Climate Goals of the Paris Agreement, Communities Dependent on the Fossil Fuel Economy Look for a Just Transition
By Judy Fahys
The US Nuclear Weapons Program Left ‘a Horrible Legacy’ of Environmental Destruction and Death Across the Navajo Nation
By Cheyanne M. Daniels
Warming Trends: Radio From a Future Free of Fossil Fuels, Vegetarianism Not Hot on Social Media and Overheated Umpires Make Bad Calls
By Katelyn Weisbrod
New York City Has Ambitious Climate Goals. The Next Mayor Will Determine Whether the City Follows Through
By Delger Erdenesanaa
13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions That Exceed the EPA’s ‘Action Level,’ a Study Finds
By Aman Azhar
Q&A: With Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes and Wildfire on the Horizon, a Trauma Expert Offers Ways to Protect Your Mental Health
By James Bruggers
An Explosion in Texas Shows the Hidden Dangers of Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels
By Sabrina Shankman, Julia Kane
With the World Focused on Reducing Methane Emissions, Even Texas Signals a Crackdown on ‘Flaring’
By Jonathan Moens
Warming Trends: Heating Up the Summer Olympics, Seeing Earth in 3-D and Methane Emissions From ‘Tree Farts’
By Katelyn Weisbrod
For the Second Time in Four Years, the Ninth Circuit Has Ordered the EPA to Set New Lead Paint and Dust Standards
By Agya K. Aning
Fighting Attacks on Inconvenient Science—and Scientists
By Liza Gross
