Shiloh Hendrix got a $1,000 fine and 200 hours of community service for using a racial slur. The Somali man who filmed her had rape charges dropped "in the interest of justice". Only in Minnesota, says Steven Tucker.

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From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.

Climate Change Committee’s Baroness Brown said the ‘evidence is screaming at us’ of the need to act on climate change.

Pesticide manufacturers have voluntarily canceled registrations for products containing paraquat in California — kicking off a statewide phase-out of the controversial herbicide.

Companies that manufacture, use, or transport nurdles must report spills and will be required to develop plans to limit them in storm runoff.

Critics argue U.S. high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case.

A group of Colorado ranchers filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.

As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role, and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow cleanup of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River.

Amid mounting public concern about data center growth this year, Pennsylvania state lawmakers introduced at least 30 bills to regulate or encourage data center construction.

One resident said he ‘wasn’t expecting black smoke,’ which can signal higher levels of toxic pollutants in the air. Another said she’s concerned about potential health impacts because she wants to have a family.

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide cases that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous communities.

Utilities serving thousands of Texans exceed legal limits for radium.

The hearing exposed wounds around the legacy of uranium mining on Navajo communities, as well as fresh concerns about in situ recovery.

Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave

Courts in England and Wales have joined a number of restaurants, theatres and pubs in banning Meta glasses, amid a mounting backlash against what has been described as “spyware”.

Last month courts in New York announced a ban on the controversial glasses, which can record video footage while being worn.

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Lawsuits that let private groups pursue polluters face new legal challenges from conservative activists, Elon Musk's xAI, and the Trump administration.

DuPont and related companies will pay $2.5 billion for environmental damage from "forever chemicals" at three industrial sites, including two in South Jersey. 3M agreed to pay up to $450 million.

The cost of installing solar panels will rise. But now the U.S. has a large and fast-growing solar manufacturing industry to take advantage of the trade protections.

The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.

Emails reveal how Pennsylvania officials worked behind the scenes to clear the way for projects in Upper Merion Township.

In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete.