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A fishing boat in silhouette heads up the Cape Fear River as sunse casts a golden glow over the water.

Is PFAS pollution a human rights violation? These activists say yes.

Activists in North Carolina allege that DuPont has for decades fouled Cape Fear River. They want the UN Human Rights Commission to hold it accountable.

Katie Myers Accountability April 27, 2023

California sues over ‘forever chemicals’

A new lawsuit from the state of California alleges that 3M, DuPont, and a host of other chemical companies caused widespread damage to public health and the natural world by producing and selling PFAS.

Joseph Winters November 18, 2022

Electrical transmission lines at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located in California's Mojave Desert.

Biden administration releases road map to scale up nuclear, hydrogen, and energy storage

The reports address key challenges and potential solutions for getting these clean energy technologies off the ground.

Akielly Hu Technology March 31, 2023

Biden administration unveils roadmap for a greener, more equitable transportation sector

Federal agencies look beyond EVs to envision more convenient and efficient ways of getting around.

Joseph Winters Transportation January 24, 2023

a sign with the image of monarch butterfly saying "Guarda Silencio" is attached to a tree on a forest pathway in Mexico filled with walkers

More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected

Bugs need conservation areas too.

Brett Marsh Uncategorized February 6, 2023

Man walks in a landfill with birds fluttering

Report: Eliminating waste is a climate solution

Zero-waste practices like composting and production cuts could cut global waste emissions by 84 percent.

Joseph Winters Regulation October 4, 2022

an eye with warming strip patterns and a US outline in the pupil

New Jersey is teaching kids about climate. Opponents call it ‘indoctrination.’

The education culture wars are coming for climate change.

Anya Kamenetz Politics June 7, 2023

a collage of a hot day with a blazing sun and heat spots

How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves

Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.

Joseph Winters Extreme Heat July 11, 2023

A coal miner in blue coveralls and a helmet works underground in a cramped space illuminated only by his headlamp.

A rule that could help save coal miners’ lives is mired in red tape

Miners and their advocates have long demanded stricter standards on exposure to silica, a leading cause of an epidemic of black lung. They’re still waiting.

Katie Myers Energy June 26, 2023

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