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Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.

Jim Justice's expected election to the Senate will only make it harder to pass climate policy.

New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.

The author of "Fire Weather," a National Book Award finalist, on the unimaginable reality of disaster.

Climate change may be fueling fires, but housing demands are driving risk.

The fate of the Great Salt Lake's unique ecosystem hinges on Utah’s willingness to rethink how it uses water.

As waters warm, Alaska Native families confront a world without the fish that fed them for generations.

The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it.

A new U.N. report finds a growing gap between climate goals and oil and gas production.

Market strategies that expanded HIV medication could also help the spread of new clean cooling technologies.

A historic referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.

Jeff Landry has sued the Biden administration over everything from air pollution to oil leases to flood insurance.

After losing their home, Charles Brooks and his family chose to rebuild, and helped hundreds of others do the same.

New initiatives to speed up emerging economies' switch from coal to clean energy are promising — and popular. But early stumbles show the process won’t be easy.

New clean energy projects could power the country, but they need more transmission lines to do it.

“Up until 10 years ago, I was a pretty healthy bitch. And, unfortunately, I’m dying.”

As climate-driven deaths rise, a report finds only 23 percent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.

Companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade, an Inside Climate News analysis found.

The 'father of environmental justice' says sending fluorinated firefighting foam to a landfill in the mostly poor, Black town of Emelle perpetuates racism.

A new study led by James Hansen estimates we'll hit the 1.5 degrees Celsius target earlier than predicted.