The Supreme Court Has Done Us Dirty on the Clean Water Act The Supreme Court Has Done Us Dirty on the Clean Water Act
The recent ruling in Sackett v. EPA drastically weakens the Clean Water Act.
Jun 13, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal
Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil Biden’s Potential Next Climate Adviser Has Ties to Big Oil
Deputy adviser Ali Zaidi spent the Trump years at law firms that represented fossil fuel companies and private equity giants profiteering from the climate crisis.
May 17, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas
As sea levels rise, the landfills along the US coasts have become a ticking environmental time bomb. So why does the federal government have no plan to avoid this looming catastrop...
Jul 26, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Dave Lindorff
This California Law Offers Biden a Tool in the Fight for Environmental Justice This California Law Offers Biden a Tool in the Fight for Environmental Justice
With a community-based approach, AB 617 could help guide Biden’s EPA in leveraging the 1970 Clean Air Act to fight for racial justice.
Dec 24, 2020 / Benjamin Ryan
Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure
Recent rules changes lock into place weaker environmental, workplace safety, and labor standards, and escalate the assault on legal immigration.
Oct 20, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.
That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.
Apr 21, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline
We’re cooked unless investors stop funding fossil fuel companies.
Apr 21, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben
The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency The Road to the Green New Deal Lies Through This Overlooked Agency
The Department of Interior will shape the fate of this country’s climate resilience—but first it will have to be rebuilt after being ransacked by Trump cronies.
Jan 27, 2020 / Jimmy Tobias
The Stink and Injustice of Life Next to an Industrial Hog Farm The Stink and Injustice of Life Next to an Industrial Hog Farm
Will the world’s leading pork producer be held responsible for making life unbearable in rural Southern communities?
Dec 20, 2019 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
The Breathtaking Lack of Oversight for Air Emissions From Animal Farms The Breathtaking Lack of Oversight for Air Emissions From Animal Farms
We know livestock farms pollute the air—so why don’t we know how much?
Dec 20, 2019 / Leah Douglas