A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by freezing $3 billion in climate-justice funds intended to shield flood-prone Appalachian towns.Charles ...

A little-noticed spending rider that would freeze pesticide label updates has put House Republicans at odds with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) coalition that helped return Donald Trump to the ...

As United Nations negotiators debate a plastics treaty in Geneva, Nairobi’s landfill pickers say corporate “plastic credits” are stripping away the bottles they depend on for income.Benard Ogembo, ...

A truck-size atomic power unit slated for an Idaho gold mine signals a broader bid to scatter hundreds of mini-reactors across the United States.Evan Halper reports for The Washington Post.In short:At ...

Experts and Hiroshima survivors say the world is closer to nuclear arms use than at any time since the Cold War, yet public pressure for disarmament has faded.Padraig Moran reports for CBC Radio.In ...

Under new U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rules quietly issued this summer, states and cities must certify they do not boycott Israeli companies before receiving disaster aid.Maxine ...

A lightning-sparked blaze near the North Rim has torched more than 123,000 acres since July 4, forcing Grand Canyon National Park to close for the remainder of the season with firefighters holding ...

A landmark Lancet analysis warns that surging plastic output is driving disease, premature death, and mounting economic losses worldwide.Damian Carrington reports for The Guardian.In short:Global ...

Young, right-leaning activists trying to green the GOP are colliding with a White House that is selling off public lands and ...

West Virginia’s 240,000 public-school students returned Aug. 1 to cafeterias stripped of the seven synthetic dyes long common ...

Grassroots climate organizers from Sunrise Movement to Third Act are pouring volunteers and money into Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s bid to become New York City’s next mayor.Ryan Krugman reports for ...

As the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Gold King mine blowout approaches, Silverton residents say federal cleanup efforts have yet to stem the constant flow of metal-laden water into the Animas ...