The White House is hoping to attract private investors for defunct fuel factories across the country and beyond.

“What seems to be important,” wrote the British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of fuel is responsible.”

A former EPA chemist recounts agency reluctance to respond to risks seen with pesticides.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chemours announced they’d reached a $450 million settlement last month.

A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164 million sachets a day.

Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. How much of her rhetoric is actually true?

Voters angry about rising electricity bills have turned the fight over powering AI into the defining issue of the state's 2026 elections.

The Republican candidate for governor has ties to the Koch family, one of the country’s most powerful pro-industry forces.

In California, cookware manufacturers have to disclose whether their products contain PFAS, helping consumers make better choices.

Landmark fundraising deals by two of Africa’s largest off-grid solar companies are raising hopes that private capital markets could become a major source of funding to help bring electricity to millions of homes lacking access to reliable power.

The project is under investigation for allegedly beginning construction before obtaining required air permits as regulators consider whether privately operated power plants can legally serve data centers.

Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters.

Arizona, California, and Nevada will be required to curb their use of the water from the river by about 20 percent over the next two years, according to three officials.

India is beginning to reverse decades of treating native grasslands as "wastelands," embracing a new conservation strategy that recognizes their importance for carbon storage, climate resilience, and wildlife.

While airfares are soaring, scalable zero-emission alternatives to conventional jet fuel remain out of reach.

Synthetic pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers are contributing not only to human health risks but also to climate change, according to pediatrician Lee Evslin.

A fragile food system, uneven public health messaging, and global warming are all working to supercharge the parasite’s spread.

Philly’s tap water meets federal drinking water standards but falls far short of public health goals when it comes to cancer-causing chemicals.

Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.

The New Lede managing editor Brian Bienkowski spoke with Keith Schneider, a senior editor and chief correspondent at Circle of Blue, about how severe water contamination from crop and livestock production and rising high rates of cancer have become key election year issues in Iowa.