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Three of six proposed coal-export terminals in Washington and Oregon have been scrapped, and the remaining pieces of the region's coal scheme face challenges.
A deadly outbreak of E. coli in 2006 spurred an overhaul of food-safety practices, but that's been bad news for natural habitats, a study finds.
Companies from Japan and Canada want to build the mine on land held sacred by Native Americans, and the U.S. Forest Service may just say OK.
And does it really matter whether they do?
One Colorado farmer has planted the nation's first big industrial hemp crop in 60 years. Yes, it's still illegal.
Bumblebee biologist Dave Goulson's research helped make the case for banning the pesticides most likely to blame for massive bee die-offs.
If you’re reading this post, then you are part of the last generation of people who will have the chance...
According to the survey many of you took last week, Grist readers are a mostly happy bunch, but not quite as optimistic as other Americans, especially when it comes to the environment.
Mora County has also adopted a bill of rights asserting its local autonomy, essentially telling state and federal officials and corporations to piss off.