Two groups sued Newark and New Jersey state officials today, charging that their violations of federal law have resulted in dangerous lead levels in Newark’s drinking water.
The “permanently” frozen earth at our planet’s poles and in other cold climes is thawing, with big consequences to our climate, ecosystems, and health.
The New York City Housing Authority has failed to comply with court orders to remedy unhealthy living conditions. But tenants and advocates refuse to let the nation’s biggest residential landlord off the hook.
A lower court blocked EPA from curbing use of the super climate pollutants called HFCs, even though safer alternatives are now available. The ruling is a train wreck for the Clean Air Act's 25-year-old "Safe Altermatives Policy." Will the Supreme…
In a letter sent Friday, sixteen student environmental groups, student governments, and sustainability coordinators from colleges and universities across the U.S. urged Canadian federal and provincial government officials to safeguard the globally-important Canadian boreal forest.
Seventeen companies with a combined annual revenue of over $35 billion, representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products, sent a letter to McKenna, Couillard, Notely, and Ford calling for Canada to act to protect boreal caribou and…
Seventeen companies representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products that may be sourced from Canada’s boreal forest, including Gap Inc., Hallmark, Seventh Generation, and Clif Bar & Company, urged government leaders in Canada to protect threatened areas…
Groups ran a full-page ad in the Anchorage Daily News celebrating First Quantum Minerals’ departure from the controversial Pebble Mine—a colossal gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s legendary salmon runs.
June is orca month, and it is a time to celebrate these magnificent animals. Orca L92 (or Crewser) was reported dead on Monday. He was an adult male in his prime, and he most likely died of starvation. I want…
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