California Overhauls Carbon Market Over Affordability Concerns June 1, 2026 By Todd Woody California has become the latest Democratic-led state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday revamped its...
Pollution From Coal Is Hurting Global Solar Output, Study Finds May 19, 2026 By Aaron Clark Pollution from coal-fired power plants that can block sunlight is significantly cutting global solar output, and potentially causing an overestimation...
How California’s Ambitious Car Pollution Rules Made Everyone’s Air Cleaner March 31, 2026 Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is...
High Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene in European Cooking Gas, Study Finds March 26, 2026 By Laura Millan Domestic gas supply in several European cities contains high levels of benzene, an odorless substance that can cause cancer, according...
Trump’s Repeal of ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Rule Opens a ‘New Front’ for Litigation February 11, 2026 By Jan Wolfe The Trump administration’s imminent repeal of an Obama-era scientific finding that greenhouse gases pose a public health threat could open...
‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach to Deregulation January 5, 2026 By Michael Phillis, Alexa St. John and Matthew Daly The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water...
Tata Steel Says Dutch NGO Seeks $1.6 Billion for Alleged Health Damage December 29, 2025 By Preeti Soni A Dutch nonprofit is seeking €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) in compensation from Tata Steel’s Netherlands units, alleging that harmful emissions...
Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Pushed Air Pollution to Decade-Level Highs August 29, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season led to a spike in air pollution in the country and in the US, erasing...
EPA Set to Unravel US Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases July 29, 2025 By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening...
US Supreme Court Sets Test for Which Courts Can Hear EPA Cases June 19, 2025 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court established rules of the road on Wednesday to determine when lawsuits challenging actions by the U.S....