Neptune Flood proposes phasing out the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing private insurers can better assess risk using AI. Critics warn this shift may leave flood-prone...
Advocacy groups say Texas inmates are 'being cooked to death' in state prisons without air conditioning

Bayliss Wagner reports on a lawsuit filed by a coalition of advocates and inmates against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) over extreme temperatures in state prisons. Led by Bernhardt Tiede II, the lawsuit seeks relief from sweltering conditions, arguing that lack of air conditioning violates inmates' constitutional rights. The complaint describes harrowing accounts of inmates resorting to desperate measures to stay cool. Despite recent funding for air conditioning installation, many prisons still lack adequate cooling systems. Advocates emphasize the broader impact on both inmates and staff, highlighting concerns about safety and health. With climate change exacerbating heatwaves, advocates stress the urgency of addressing prison conditions to prevent further harm.
The Trump administration's E.P.A. will no longer include the monetary value of human lives saved from pollution reductions in rulemaking. This shift may ease the repeal...
Environmental groups have filed suit against the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy, claiming it violated legal and constitutional obligations...
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading
EPA removed fossil-fuel references from its climate causes page, emphasizing natural factors. Scientists and former officials say the change misleads the public...
Fossil fuel companies are massively expanding plastic production to offset declining fuel demand. This shift drives pollution, harms public health...
In northeast Houston, residents are creating solar-powered “hub homes” to serve as community refuges during power outages, filling the gap left by the lack of formal resilience...
Houston’s air pollution, especially PM2.5, is rising again, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities near industry...
Internal documents and whistleblower accounts reveal that Trump appointees at HUD have gutted enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, slashing staff, blocking cases,
Houston leads major U.S. cities in poverty, with 21.2% of residents—over 500,000 people—living below the federal threshold...
After 26 years at EPA, environmental justice pioneer Charles Lee retires and joins Howard University’s Environmental and Climate Justice Center, arguing that despite Trump...
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, overlooked survivors are reclaiming their narratives through TikTok, challenging long-standing portrayals from 2005.
The Sierra Club fired Executive Director Ben Jealous after no-confidence votes, budget cuts, layoffs, and misconduct concerns. Union leaders welcomed his departure...
U.S. clean hydrogen projects are collapsing amid shortened tax credit deadlines, rising energy costs, and policy shifts, leaving most proposals ineligible and investors...
A coalition of nonprofits, tribes, and local governments filed a class-action lawsuit against the EPA, demanding reinstatement of a $3bn climate justice grant program halted...
The Trump administration’s move to revoke the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases marks a major policy reversal, undermining decades of climate protections...















