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A New Jersey Law Makes a Clean Environment a Right. Other States Should Follow.
The far-reaching environmental justice bill acknowledges and aims to reduce harm from pollution on communities of color.
UN Chief: Humanity Is “Doomed” If Nations Don’t Cooperate on Climate Soon
Failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger of disunity.
Fracking Company Has Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico Without Penalty
Is New Mexico's state government aiding and abetting fracking companies' damage to humans and the environment?
The US Has Much to Gain From Increasing Scientific Cooperation With Cuba
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps around the world, scientific cooperation is more important than ever.
Trump’s EPA Wants to Weaken Science-Based Rules for Toxic Air Pollutants
Environmental groups fear the agency will cave to pressure from state regulators and chemical industry groups.
Don’t Bail Out Oil and Gas — Use the Money for Environmental Cleanup Instead
Environmental advocates say that we need a bailout plan for cleaning up idling or abandoned oil and gas wells.
COVID-19 May Increase Heat Extremes This Summer
The temporary respite from pollution due to economic shutdown could result in more extreme weather events.
Refineries Are Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene as Trump Slashes Enforcement
New federal rules require the worst offenders to clean up their acts, but enforcement has tumbled under Trump.
Rolling Back Water Rules Doesn’t Help Most Farmers — It’s for Big Polluters
Protections will be slashed for millions of miles of streams and about half of the wetlands in the U.S.
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
The plant has violated the terms of the largest settlement in a Clean Water Act lawsuit so far.