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A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
A unanimous decision will allow a controversial Utah oil project to go forward, while easing climate review standards for future major energy projects.
Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a giant gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back.
Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.
