Several major cases destroyed federal agencies’ ability to address climate change and pollution.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Denver’s last slaughterhouse is on the ballot
Voters face a complicated choice between jobs, workers’ rights and animal welfare.
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How another Donald Trump term could dismantle federal agencies
Trump moved the BLM’s headquarters from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing disruption and an exodus of leadership. If elected, he plans to use the same tactic elsewhere.
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Project 2025’s extreme vision for the West
The demolition of public lands, water and wildlife protections are part of conservatives’ plan for a second Trump term.
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Polluted air threatens the health of New Mexico infants
A new study finds a link between air pollution and low birth weight.
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Supreme Court curtails agencies’ ability to enforce regulations
The repeal of the bedrock Chevron doctrine throws climate and conservation laws into doubt.
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Trump vs. Biden on the climate
The next presidential election will have huge ramifications for the planet.
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The West’s wetlands are struggling. Some have been overlooked altogether.
Wetlands are carbon-storage powerhouses — and many are unmapped.
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Can carbon capture transition California’s oil fields?
In Kern County, the community searches for an economic alternative to a fossil fuel industry. Will it be any fairer than the old one?
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What’s going on with natural gas exports?
The U.S. is the world’s largest exporter of LNG, but President Biden just paused new permits.
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The dangers of PFAS — and of downplaying their ubiquity
Even well-meaning officials often provide inadequate or misleading information, putting communities at higher risk.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the state legislative season
While Congress does nothing, Western state lawmakers pass a flurry of consequential and/or crazy — bills.
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Will the Supreme Court allow agencies to continue interpreting ambiguity in laws?
If the ‘Chevron deference’ is overturned, federal enforcement of key environmental and health care regulations will be sharply curbed.
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Defending the Tijuana Estuary
Stewardship saved a Southern California estuary from development. Climate change is the next challenge.
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Is Biden waging a war on energy? Or on the climate?
A year-end review of the administration’s policy on fossil fuels and public lands.
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Remove dams to fight the climate crisis
Ten reasons bringing down these barriers are key for mitigation and adaptation.
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Washington lags behind in water-pollution oversight
State officials have been missing Clean Water Act deadlines for a decade.
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Forest Service proposes storing CO2 under public land
‘It’s the opposite of a virtuous cycle.’
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Another gunky, toxic season for Utah waters
Harmful algae blooms, fueled by warming temperatures and nutrient runoff, plague the state.
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Washington to adopt rules protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke
Some labor advocates say they don’t go far enough.