Environment

Olympics June 22

Olympic teams from US, other countries to bring own AC units for Paris Games despite environmental plan

The U.S. Olympic team and several other national federations will supply their athletes with air conditioners at the Paris Games this summer despite organizers' plans to cut carbon emissions.

Environment June 17

Conservative groups cleared to continue legal fight to protect whales from Biden-backed offshore wind farm

A coalition of conservative organizations has standing to continue fighting a Biden administration wind project in Virginia, a federal judge determined.

OPINION June 14

Stone Age leftists hate modern world and want us to live like cavemen. Supreme Court can stop them

Stone Age leftists are trying to club civilization backward with lawsuits. They attack key industries and want us to live like cavemen. It's up to the Supreme Court to stop them.

POLITICS June 11

BlackRock adds new proxy advisory firm amid ESG criticism as leading expert says 'too little, too late'

As BlackRock was primed to announce a new proxy advisor partnership under its voting choice program, a top expert said it was "too little, too late."

POLITICS June 6

Youngkin declares 'independence from California' as Virginia exits emissions pact

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Fox News he was within his right to request Virginia be removed from its emissions pact with California, which had been passed by the legislature.

Louisiana May 30

Louisiana chemical plant says it will have to shut down if 'political' EPA emissions deadline isn't extended

Denka Performance Elastomer, a chemical plant in Louisiana, threatened to shut down if the Biden administration does not give it more time to reduce its emissions under new EPA rules.

POLITICS May 29

Biden admin questioned over abortion pill push without proper environmental study

Sen. Marco Rubio is looking for answers regarding the environmental impact of the abortion pill and why it has not been studied more extensively.

ENVIRONMENT May 17

$3B for EPA's lead pipe replacement program sent to states based on unverified data, watchdog says

The EPA inspector general criticized the agency's method of allocating funds for states to replace lead pipes, claiming that inaccurate data was used.

POLITICS May 15

Whistleblower alleges mistakes in initial East Palestine disaster response

A whistleblower who wrote the software used by a high-tech EPA plane after the East Palestine derailment described the federal response as tardy and mistake-ridden.

Climate Change April 27

Youth-led climate change lawsuits gain momentum with backing of liberal, dark money group

A nonprofit with big-money backing from progressive funding streams is pursuing high-stakes climate litigation nationwide and worldwide that targets fossil fuels on behalf of youth.