Stories by E&E News

The activist, made famous by Julia Roberts in an eponymous movie, rails against PFAS in drinking water

“Seasteader” housing built on platforms would rise and fall with the tides, but practical challenges are huge

A federal report about vulnerability focuses on historically disadvantaged people for the first time

The bill calls for phasing down emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas

Michael Regan has said the agency will work quickly on addressing climate change, water pollution and environmental inequities

The selections of Representative Deb Haaland and Michael Regan are seen as signs that environmental justice will be prioritized by the new administration

The project aims to use a balloon to release particles into the atmosphere to tamp down warming

Some leaders want the military to use its purchasing power to invest in clean energy technology and solutions to mitigate climate impacts

Record-breaking blazes in Australia spewed as many particles into the sky as a volcanic eruption

Sustained reductions are needed to halt the buildup of heat-trapping greenhouse gases

Lower-income residents and people of color are more likely to live in the hottest neighborhoods

Record wildfires, dwindling sea ice and ecosystem disruptions all point to the rapid change besetting the region

Climate change exacerbates hot, dry weather and could drive changes to the fire-fueling Santa Ana winds

Governments around the world are gearing up to see how vulnerable financial systems are to climate shocks

Utilities, banks and car makers signed a statement urging the president-elect and Congress to enact ambitious climate policy

The combination of hurricanes, wildfires, and the pandemic meant the organization provided four times as much assistance as in an average year

Such housing is often already in poor repair, and residents are already struggling to make ends meet

If the blades can hold up to outdoor conditions, they could help accelerate onshore and offshore wind power

A new FEMA index considers socioeconomic factors in evaluating community disaster vulnerability

The appointment telegraphs the incoming administration considers climate change a key foreign policy concern

Oil and gas producers in Europe commit to reporting emissions, but major U.S. firms do not

Charcoal dating back nearly 2,000 years show the ancestral Puebloans used the ice for drinking water during droughts

Rising temperatures could put cold-climate pastimes like skating on thin ice—literally

People have little time to recover when extreme events happen back-to-back, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns