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Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Haley Lewis dreamed about Charlie Powell last night. It’s been more than a month since Powell, a staple in Birmingham’s advocacy community, died at age 72. Lewis, his friend and an attorney at the Environmental Integrity Project, is only beginning to come to grips with the loss. Powell was the founder of People Against […]
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February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against the cities of Asheboro, Greensboro and Reidsville, concluding that state environmental regulators can legally limit the amount of 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen, that they discharge into the drinking water supply. Judge Graham Shirley, a Republican, wrote in his opinion that the North Carolina Department of Environmental […]
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February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and buckle the chains. And if humans keep heating the planet with greenhouse gas pollution, the climate swing could lock Earth into […]
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February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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As the Trump EPA Prepares to Revoke Key Legal Finding on Climate Change, What Happens Next?
Following three of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon with climate tipping points and states and cities grapple with the escalating cost of extreme weather and more intense wildfires, the Trump administration this week is expected to formally eliminate the U.S. government’s role in controlling greenhouse gas pollution. By revoking its 17-year-old scientific […]
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February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Toxic Beauty: Black Women Most at Risk from Harmful Chemicals in Unregulated Hair Products
Elissia Franklin is an analytical chemist with an infectious laugh, a penchant for braided hair extensions and a fierce commitment to reducing health disparities for Black women. Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, she saw firsthand the systemic barriers Black women face and resolved to help her community benefit from all she learned as she […]
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February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center
A Pennsylvania county on Tuesday rejected a plan to rezone land so a data center could be built there, becoming the latest locality to push back against an electricity-hungry industry growing rapidly nationwide. The three commissioners of Montour County in central Pennsylvania unanimously denied the request by Talen Energy to rezone more than 800 acres […]
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February 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Choosing the Right Home Is Tough. Climate Change Is Making It Harder.
Trying to buy a home comes with a seemingly endless list of things to consider: What’s the commute to work like? Can you qualify for a mortgage? Will the small kitchen drive you crazy? But climate change is throwing a snag in one of the most important considerations during the home-buying process—location. With catastrophic wildfires, […]
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February 11, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power
President Donald Trump plans to announce an executive order on Wednesday directing the U.S. Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. The order, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, comes as the administration plans to repeal the endangerment finding, a landmark climate ruling that […]
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February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Trailblazing Atmospheric Scientist Was ‘a Titan in the Scientific World’
More than half a century ago, at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, Michael McElroy’s classmates had just finished an exceptionally difficult math exam and were ready to vent. But first they wanted to hear from the class’s star student. “So Michael comes rushing up, and they said, ‘What did you think?’” Veronica McElroy, Michael’s […]
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February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals
The Trump administration has agreed to finalize protections under the Endangered Species Act for 11 South Florida plants and animals, settling federal litigation over their plight. The agreement involves the Florida Keys mole skink, Rim Rock crowned snake and Key ring-necked snake. Also included in the settlement are eight rare plants, including three imperiled by […]
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February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability
In the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, food and beverage businesses are partnering with organic farms in a small but growing effort to promote regenerative agriculture practices across the unique region, known for its uneven landscape of steep hillsides and deeply carved river valleys. State Line Distillery in Madison partners directly with farms in a grain-to-glass […]
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February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain
GONZALES, Texas—More than 500 enormous oil tanks dot the floodplains of the Guadalupe River and its tributaries where they cross one of Texas’ leading oilfields, an Inside Climate News investigation has found, posing risk of an environmental disaster. Longtime residents of these historic ranchlands still remember the last time these plains filled up with water […]
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February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Disaster Looms on the Guadalupe River Floodplain
An epic flood a generation ago drenched areas around Texas’ Guadalupe River, showing how quickly and dangerously the region could be submerged. Since then, Texas — with no state floodplain policy — has allowed oil companies to frack this same area, extracting fossil fuels underground in the Eagle Ford Shale. It may be, as one […]
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February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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A Groundbreaking Geothermal Heating and Cooling Network Saves This Colorado College Money and Water
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—The discussions started roughly a decade ago, when an account manager at Xcel Energy, the electricity and gas utility provider, expressed confusion, officials at Colorado Mesa University recalled. A public school on the state’s remote western slope, Colorado Mesa had recently doubled in size, but its energy usage had hardly budged as it […]
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Georgia Power Gas Expansion Would Drive Significant Climate-Damaging Pollution
Georgia regulators have approved a massive expansion of natural gas power plants that could dramatically increase the state’s climate pollution, largely to support the rapid growth of data centers. The projects approved by Georgia’s Public Service Commission in December include additions to nine natural gas facilities owned or backed by Georgia Power. Since the plan […]
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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The State of Environmental Justice Under Trump 2.0
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate in New Orleans. For generations, African American and other communities of color have been exposed to higher levels of pollution from landfills, chemical plants and highways. While the majority […]
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Pennsylvania Governor Courts Data Centers While Seeking Consumer Protections
Amid a national flight over data centers, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is trying to welcome the economic growth they bring while suggesting ways to protect consumers from soaring electricity costs.  In a budget speech this week, Shapiro said that new data centers must bring their own power generation or fully fund new generation to meet […]
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February 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Pennsylvania Must Act to Limit Greenhouse Gases, Lawyers Argue
Nearly 25 years ago, environmental lawyers Robert McKinstry and John Dernbach appeared at an early conference on climate change at Penn State University. They spoke about how state policy could fill the gaps left by federal inaction.  “At that point, we had plenty of time,” McKinstry said. But they’ve since watched opportunities to curb greenhouse […]
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February 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution
MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite and first spacecraft owned by an environmental nonprofit, promised to usher in a new era of climate accountability when the device entered Earth’s orbit in 2024.  One year later, researchers with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) lost contact with the $88 million satellite, but not before downloading a […]
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Solar Siting Reforms Advance in Virginia After Years of Failed Attempts
RICHMOND, Va.—The Virginia House passed legislation on Thursday by a 63-33 vote, nearly along party lines, that would facilitate the development of solar facilities by prohibiting bans by local communities but spelling out site requirements designed to satisfy the concerns of local governments.  Similar legislation has failed in recent years after opposition in rural areas […]
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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California Explores First-Time Regulation on Dairy Methane Emissions
After years of relying on voluntary grant and incentive programs to bring down a potent climate pollutant from dairy and livestock operations, California is looking into developing a rule to require reductions directly. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) put out a request for feedback last week as it seeks to meet the requirements of […]
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Under Trump, EPA’s Enforcement of Environmental Laws Collapses, Report Finds
Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term, according to a new report from a watchdog group.  By analyzing a range of federal court and administrative data, the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project […]
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February 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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How a ‘Powerful Vision’ on Whales and Oceans Could Change Worldviews
As governments struggle to halt biodiversity loss and protect the world’s oceans using legal systems largely built by and for nation-states, Indigenous leaders are advancing a radically different vision—one that treats whales not as resources to be managed, but as living ancestors with rights of their own. On Thursday, Indigenous leaders from across Polynesia released […]
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February 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish
Sooner than you think, your city may be down to its last gas station, or, in large cities, the last few gas stations. They likely will be owned or heavily subsidized by the government because few businesses can be profitable selling a product whose demand is no longer growing. When will this happen? In regions […]
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February 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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One of Africa’s Most Important Water Sources Just Got Some Very Good News
A vast wetland system that feeds water supplies for much of central and southern Africa has remained largely outside the global conservation spotlight, even as climate change and environmental degradation increased the stakes. Angola has now moved to change that. In January, Angolan officials announced the designation of the country’s first wetland of international importance […]
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February 6, 2026 at 9:49 AM