When President Trump won in 2016, corporate America was eager for Republicans to begin rolling back the Obama legacy on everything from banking to the environment.
Brisbane is forecast to become a difficult place to live by 2050 and while rooftop gardens could be the ticket to cooling the urban sprawl, developers say local planning laws are holding them back.
A bill to restrict the use of firefighting foams containing certain hazardous chemicals is "a needed step forward," according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, but it doesn't go far enough to address widespread pollution from compounds known as PFAS.
Business got what it wanted with Trump, but as my granddad used to say, they got more of what they wanted than they wanted. Now some big companies find themselves in the bewildering position of begging an administration for tougher rules.
For Sicangu Lakota water protector Cheryl Angel, Standing Rock helped her define what she stands against: an economy rooted in extraction of resources and exploitation of people and planet.
The production of materials like steel, cement, plastic, glass, and aluminum causes enormous emissions, but it’s not going to stop being necessary. Gates wants to change how we make them.
Investigations into multiple Wyoming coal ash ponds operated by the state's largest utility revealed groundwater contamination far exceeded federal limits. The results have prompted the company to consider corrective measures.
The gains came so heavily from the electricity, environmental policy experts say, that the sector is making up for more lackluster areas of the economy, such as transportation and industry.
As a young lawyer almost a decade ago, Anne Idsal joined the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as the agency was embarking on years of strife with the Obama-era EPA. Now, as EPA's acting air chief, she is poised to play a decisive role in settling long-festering standoffs for her home state and heavy industry there.
Study finds decreasing lead in topsoil coincides with reductions in children's blood levels, which suggests playing around the dirt may be an important source of the toxic for children
