Super-Pollutants

EPA Pulls the Plug on Regulating Air Pollution From Giant Livestock and Poultry Operations

The agency says it will suspend efforts, in the works for more than 20 years, to develop measures that would allow the agency to enforce bedrock clean air laws at factory farms.

By Georgina Gustin

‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef, Researchers Say

By Georgina Gustin

The Amazonian Community That Beat Big Oil Is Sharing Its Secrets

By Katie Surma

Pennsylvania Opens a New Loophole for Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal

By Rebecca McCarthy

Lawmakers and Regulators Press Air Force Over Continuing Pollution From Joint Base Andrews Fuel Spill

By Aman Azhar

In Texas’ 9th Congressional District, Candidates Spar Over Fossil Fuels

By Lauren Nutall

Maine Looks to Its Forests to Reach Climate Goals

By Nicole Williams

Climate Is on the Ballot, Even if It’s Not in Candidates’ Campaign Messages

By Marianne Lavelle

Amid Iowa’s Water Crisis, Factory Farms Get a Pass on Environmental Permitting

Story by Anika Jane Beamer, photos by Zach Spindler-Krage

A Potent Climate Super-Pollutant Is Surging in Beijing

By Phil McKenna

Limiting Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Celsius Is No Longer Feasible, UN Report Finds

By Lauren Dalban

After a Decade of Efforts to Regulate Methane, the Trump Administration Promises New Rules

By Dylan Baddour

Deep-Sea Species Struggle to Recover After Deepwater Horizon Spill

By Bob Berwyn

Abandoned Oil Well Spreads Toxic Fumes, Dread Across San Antonio Subdivision

By Martha Pskowski

Groundwater Cleanup Set to Begin This Fall at North Florida Site, Decades After Superfund Designation

By Craig Pittman

Climate Change Is Increasing Simultaneous Exposure to Heat Waves and Wildfire Smoke

By Katie Surma

How a Bid to Beat Drought Drove Corpus Christi to the Brink of Disaster

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija

Northern California Community Wants Stronger Oversight of Dangerous Refineries Nearby

By Liza Gross

Looking for Oil in Alaska, No Environmental Strings Attached

By Anika Jane Beamer