How environmental policies changed in 2018 under Trump
There is no doubt that President Trump has significantly changed environmental policy since taking office that...
170 million Americans drink radioactive tap water
Up to 170 million Americans in all fifty states may be exposed to radiation-tainted drinking water. Using data...
Fixing Earth's ozone layer has other surprising benefits, new study shows
Dozens of nations signed an agreement nearly 30 years ago to stop the expansion of a massive hole in Earth's ozone...
Top scientist quits EPA, torches Trump administration's environmental neglect
A top senior official at the EPA resigned this week with a scathing letter aimed at Trump and his anti-environmental...
State Department to approve permit for Keystone XL
The Trump administration has announced its intention to reverse Barack Obama’s Keystone XL pipeline decision...
Environmental activists deface Trump’s California golf course
Under the cover of darkness early Sunday morning, a group of anonymous environmental activists broke into one of...
Obama shuts down all pending permits for seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean
Outgoing President Barack Obama made another last-minute effort to secure his environmental legacy last week, when...
Will Ivanka Trump be liberals’ climate champion in the White House?
With the announcement that incoming First Lady Melania Trump would be staying in New York rather than moving into...
22 Nobel Prize winners tell Trump that science must play a "critical role" in US policy
In an open letter addressed to President-elect Trump and the incoming 155th Congress, 87 scientists urge the new...
Earth Overshoot Day arrives earlier this year than ever before
The planet isn't equipped to deal with the amount of pollution humans pump out or the amount of resources we gobble...
United States Government Shutdown Cuts Down on Emissions
President Obama has been pushing an environmental agenda since he stepped into office in 2008. He has made statements,...
Obama Calls for Climate Action After Winning 2012 Presidential Election - Here's What's Next for the Environment
President Obama won the 2012 US election last night, and in a powerful victory speech he called for climate action...
COP16: Traffic Jams, Mired Talks, and Glimmers of Hope
The first week of talks is over at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, and my brain is mushy. It's not from margaritas --...
