At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels
The Biden administration faces increasing international and domestic political pressure to endorse near-term cuts in coal, oil and natural gas.
By Marianne Lavelle
Activism
A New Law Regulating the Cosmetics Industry Expands the FDA’s Power But Fails to Ban Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products
By Victoria St. Martin
Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products
By Victoria St. Martin
Fulcrum Bioenergy, Aiming to Produce ‘Net-Zero’ Jet Fuel From Plastic Waste, Hits Heavy Turbulence
By James Bruggers
Is China Emitting a Climate Super Pollutant in Violation of an International Environmental Agreement?
By Phil McKenna and Peter Aldhous
Nearby Residents and Environmentalists Criticize New Dominion Natural Gas Power Plant As a ‘Slap In the Face’
By Jake Bolster
Texas Violated the Law with Lax Emissions Limits, Federal Court Rules
By Dylan Baddour
Corruption and Rights Abuses Are Flourishing in Lithium Mining Across Africa, a New Report Finds
By Katie Surma
Environmental Justice a Key Theme Throughout Biden’s National Climate Assessment
By Kristoffer Tigue, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Victoria St. Martin
This Week in Nairobi, Nations Gather for a Third Round of Talks on an International Plastics Treaty, Focusing on Its Scope and Ambition
By James Bruggers
Baltimore City, Maryland Department of the Environment Settle Lawsuits Over City-Operated Sewage Treatment Plants
By Aman Azhar
How Midwest Landowners Helped to Derail One of the Biggest CO2 Pipelines Ever Proposed
By Kristoffer Tigue
Deep Rifts at UN Loss and Damage Talks Cast a Shadow on Upcoming Climate Conference
By Bob Berwyn
New Study Warns of an Imminent Spike of Planetary Warming and Deepens Divides Among Climate Scientists
By Bob Berwyn
Advocates Question Biden Administration’s Promises to Address Environmental Injustices While Supporting Fossil Fuel Projects
By Aman Azhar
Q&A: Rich and Poor Nations Have One More Chance to Come to Terms Over a Climate Change ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund
Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth”
Pennsylvania’s Gas Industry Used 160 Million Pounds of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022, a New Report Says
By Jon Hurdle
Most Countries are Falling Short of Their Promises to Stop Cutting Down the World’s Trees
By Georgina Gustin
