Tracking Tool Spotlights Repetitive Flood Loss Homes Receiving U.S. Taxpayer Funds September 15, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman Passaic County in New Jersey is not in the hurricane belt nor is it on the banks of a major...
Manufacturer to Halt Production of Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children February 9, 2020 The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the...
Climate Groups Warn About Virginia Tax Cut for Homes in Flood-Prone Areas November 9, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle A measure approved by Virginia voters this week to cut taxes on homes in flood-prone areas of the flood-prone commonwealth...
Group Sues Newark Over Lead Levels in Drinking Water July 3, 2018 By David Porter An environmental group has sued the city of Newark, N.J., alleging officials violated federal safe drinking water laws by not...
Groups Say Flint Violating Legal Settlement Over Tainted Water December 29, 2017 Plaintiffs in a landmark legal settlement related to Flint’s lead-tainted water are accusing the city of failing to comply with...
Trump Administration Begins Repeal of Obama Clean Power Plan October 11, 2017 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy When President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to pare emissions from U.S. power plants two years ago, he stressed the...
Gene Creating Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Detected in at Least 19 Countries January 25, 2016 By John Tozzi Just two months ago, researchers in China identified a gene that can make bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic called...
California Wants Half Its Power from Renewable Energy by 2030 October 9, 2015 By Judy Lin and Michael R. Blood Gov. Jerry Brown dramatically increased California’s climate-change goals, committing the state to use renewable energy for half its electricity and...
‘Ridesharing’ a Climate Change Solution around the Corner September 17, 2015 By Don Jergler The solution to reducing carbon emissions may be just around the corner. Car sharing can reduce gas consumption and could...
EPA Finds Little Evidence Fracking Contaminates Drinking Water June 5, 2015 By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici Fracking for shale oil and gas has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...