Truthout
Environment & Health
Troubled Waters: Tennessee Families Stand Up for a Clean Environment
More than 4 million Americans live in places where dangerous contaminants in drinking waters exceed legal limits.
Shared Renewables Hold Big Potential for Communities Left Out of Clean Energy Programs
Inclusive clean energy can empower all Americans.
Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Ocean
Fukushima is a nuclear crisis with no end in sight.
Farm-to-School Movement Fights for a Foothold in Corn Belt Cafeterias
School food is slowly but surely becoming a focus in the fight for an ethical food system.
Trump’s DOJ Demands Personal Info on 1.3 Million Visitors to Inauguration Protest Website
The site was used to organize the protests against President Trump's inauguration.
Trump Has Broad Power to Block Climate Change Report
Advisers press the administration to subject a draft climate change report to a review that scientists decry as misplaced.
A Former EPA Adviser on How to Push for Environmental Justice Under Trump
Mustafa Ali discusses what to do now.
BPA Breakthrough: New Treatment Takes Controversial Chemical Out of Water
Researchers report removal of BPA using green chemistry.
Madison Navigates Partnership With Utility as It Pursues 100 Percent Clean Energy Goal
Madison will power 100 percent of its operations with clean energy.
Germany’s Transition From Coal to Renewable Energy Offers Lessons for the Rest of the World
The country's decades-long shift from industrial mining to clean energy has brought both challenge and opportunity.