The U.S. quietly lobbied nations to reject plastic production limits in a global treaty, aligning itself with petrochemical interests and putting it at odds with much of the world.Olivia Le Poidevin ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will defend the Biden-era rule requiring all U.S. lead service lines be replaced within a decade, even as it explores possible “implementation ...

A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by freezing $3 billion in climate-justice funds intended to shield flood-prone Appalachian towns.Charles ...

As United Nations negotiators debate a plastics treaty in Geneva, Nairobi’s landfill pickers say corporate “plastic credits” are stripping away the bottles they depend on for income.Benard Ogembo, ...

A little-noticed spending rider that would freeze pesticide label updates has put House Republicans at odds with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) coalition that helped return Donald Trump to the ...

Canadian miner Dundee Precious Metals secured an environmental license to exploit the Loma Larga deposit in Ecuador’s Cajas páramo, alarming scientists along with residents who depend on the ...

A truck-size atomic power unit slated for an Idaho gold mine signals a broader bid to scatter hundreds of mini-reactors across the United States.Evan Halper reports for The Washington Post.In short:At ...

A coalition of nonprofits, tribes, and local governments will ask a federal judge today to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to restore a congressionally mandated $3 billion environmental ...

A sudden cloudburst sent a torrent down Uttarkashi’s mountains this week, burying parts of Dharali village in mud and cutting rescuers off from more than 100 missing residents and soldiers.Nitin ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing the planned closure of two major oil refineries, is courting drillers and postponing profit caps to keep gasoline flowing and prices in check.Alex Nieves reports ...

The U.s. Environmental Protection Agency plans to void grants promised to nearly every state under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All initiative, stripping funds meant to help working ...

Longer, hotter summers are drying out the Olympic and Cascade rainforests, pushing Washington officials to plan for the kind of blaze they admit they cannot stop.Rebecca Dzombak reports for The New ...