Grist
Court Rules Constitution Doesn't Guarantee Clean Water, Because Apparently That Was Too Much to Ask
Federal court decides Constitution doesn't guarantee clean water, because that would be too convenient for Jackson, Mississippi.
2026-09-19
Grist
2026-09-18
The Hill
Court Tells EPA It Can't Just Pocket $7 Billion and Whistle Innocently
A federal judge rules the EPA can't just cancel a $7 billion solar program and keep the cash, which is apparently the kind of thing that needs clarifying.
2026-09-08
BBC World
NYC Mayor Drops 170,000 Files Proving Officials Knew Air Was Toxic and Told Everyone It Was Fine Anyway
New York City releases 170,000 files proving officials knew the air was toxic after 9/11 - but told everyone it was fine anyway. Jon Stewart provides the sarcastic commentary.
2026-09-06
Grist
EPA's Anti-Pollution Rule Gets the Trump Treatment: From 'Wonderful Gift' to 'Death Sentence' in Under a Year
The Trump administration is gutting a landmark EPA rule that slashed toxic air pollution from petrochemical plants, turning a 'wonderful gift' into a 'death sentence' for Cancer Alley communities.
2026-08-24
Grist
Court Tells Trump Administration to Release Climate Funds, Because Laws Are Apparently Still a Thing
Federal courts tell the Trump administration to release over $22 billion in climate funds for disadvantaged communities, because apparently the law still applies.
2026-07-20
The Guardian
EPA to Farmers: Do Your Own Research on the 'Forever Chemicals' We're Letting You Spread on Fields
EPA scraps science-based limits on Pfas in sewage sludge fertilizer, advises farmers to 'do their own research' as forever chemicals continue to poison land, water, and food.
2026-07-05
Ars Technica
Chemical Accidents Surge as Feds Decide Now Is the Perfect Time to Weaken Safety Rules
Chemical accidents are up 57% since 2021, but the Trump administration wants to weaken safety rules anyway - because nothing says 'protecting communities' like rolling back protections while infrastructure ages.
2026-06-30
Grist
Chicago's Lead Pipe Replacement Costs Are So High, Even the Pipes Are Blushing
Chicago spends a jaw-dropping $31,000 per lead pipe replacement - six times the national average - thanks to bureaucratic chaos, inefficient contracts, and a permitting process that makes homeowners weep.
2026-06-24
The Hill
Chemours to Pay $450M for Polluting Waterways with 'Forever Chemicals' It Promised Would Be Fine
Chemours coughs up $450M for polluting drinking water with PFAS, the chemicals that last longer than the company's denials.
2026-06-08
Grist
Trump Invokes Cold War Powers to Keep America's Dirtiest Fossil Fuel on Life Support
Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to shovel $700 million at coal plants, because if you say 'clean' enough times, the particulate matter will just listen.
2026-06-07
Inside Climate News
Trump Administration Drops $425M on Coal Plants, Because Who Needs Clean Air Anyway?
The Trump administration pours $425 million into keeping coal plants alive, because nothing says 'energy dominance' like propping up a 19th-century fuel source while ignoring cheaper, cleaner alternatives.
2026-05-31
Inside Climate News
California Air Monitors That Failed Ohio Residents Now Being Used in Garden Grove Tank Crisis, Because Why Change What Isn't Working
California air monitors that failed to detect chemicals in East Palestine are now being used in Orange County's tank crisis, because nothing says 'trust us' like repeating the same mistakes.
2026-05-19
Inside Climate News
Appeals Court Tells Alabama Power Its 21.7 Million Tons of Toxic Coal Ash Can't Just Sit There
An appeals court revives a lawsuit over 21.7 million tons of toxic coal ash in Alabama's ecologically sensitive delta, telling Alabama Power it can't just cap the problem.
2026-05-15
Inside Climate News
TVA Hands Out Pamphlet Calling Coal Ash Safe, Researchers Call It 'Alternative Reality'
America's largest public utility distributes booklet claiming coal ash is harmless; experts who've actually studied it use words like 'lies' and 'dishonest.'
2026-05-11
The Guardian
Seabird Eggs Show 74% Drop in Toxic 'Forever Chemicals,' Proving Regulations Sometimes Work
Canadian seabird eggs show PFAS levels plummeting after regulations kicked in, proving that banning poison actually reduces poison - who knew?
2026-05-10
Inside Climate News
Oil and Gas Industry’s ‘Set It and Forget It’ Attitude Leaves Millions of Derelict Wells - and One Guy Cleaning Up
Millions of abandoned oil and gas wells leak methane and toxins across the U.S., but one nonprofit is plugging them one by one, while regulators and politicians play hot potato with cleanup funds.
2026-04-28
Grist
Man With a Lead-Testing Gun and a Dissertation Is City's Best Hope. He's Graduating.
A Rutgers PhD student has been the only person systematically testing Trenton homes for lead contamination. He graduates next month, and nobody is lined up to replace him.
2026-04-24
Inside Climate News
GOP Leaders Funded by Fossil Fuels Question Integrity of National Academies' Climate Report
GOP lawmakers who've pocketed half a million from oil and gas are suddenly worried that the nation's top science body might be biased after it confirmed climate change is real and harmful.
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