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A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the U.S. needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.
State regulators shuttered the AltEn plant in 2021 after years of environmental violations. Residents are just beginning to grapple with its toxic legacy.
The new IPCC report spotlighted the issue, despite U.S. opposition.
Environmental groups think it could be a ‘super-motivator’ for 2 million voters.
The 'father of environmental justice' says sending fluorinated firefighting foam to a landfill in the mostly poor, Black town of Emelle perpetuates racism.
Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment.
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.
Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing.
