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Communities near polluting sites tend to be disproportionately lower income and people of color — populations that are more likely to need abortion care in the first place.
These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics.
President Biden is in the kingdom this week to strengthen ties. Meanwhile, a U.S.-Saudi joint venture on the Texas coast is pumping out toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases.
What life is like for the last residents of Staten Island's Oakwood Beach.
After months and months of organizing by community activists and landowners, Byhalia Connection LLC announced it is scrapping plans to build a 49-mile crude oil pipeline through Tennessee and Mississippi.
The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois.
The decision marks a milestone in an ongoing debate over the role of natural gas in net-zero plans.
RIP Build Back Better (probably)
In a city home to 175 industrial sites, pinpointing blame is a difficult task.