‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
GONZALES, Texas—More than 500 enormous oil tanks dot the floodplains of the Guadalupe River and its tributaries where…
Under Trump, EPA’s Enforcement of Environmental Laws Collapses, Report Finds
Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term,…
Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a Northern California County
The Bay Area Air District kicked off the new year with a warning for residents of the nine…
How Two Teens in Niagara Falls Are Confronting Pollution and a Mental Health Crisis
Julissa Hernandez was at work when she saw the news, in 2024, that a young mother, Chianti Means,…
Amid National Call to Make Polluters Pay, Illinois Lawmakers Are Prepping a Climate Change Superfund Bill
Illinois lawmakers plan to introduce a climate change superfund bill in the state legislature this session, the latest…
The Cost of Ignoring Fossil Fuel Pollution’s Health Impacts
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Steve Curwood with…
Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion…
Iran’s Regime Has Survived War, Sanctions and Uprising. Environmental Crises May Bring It Down.
The anti‑government protests sweeping across Iran, from major cities to rural towns, are fueled by anger over economic…
How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet
Activism / October 27, 2025 Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30.…
As Trump Guts Climate Justice Work, Coastal Cities Push Back
This spring, as the federal government was busy canceling $1.7 billion in environmental justice grants, Seattle did the…