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...
Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet

The article discusses the significant increase in hurricane activity during the summer of 2024, attributed to climate change. Extreme weather patterns have led to more frequent and intense hurricanes, causing widespread damage and displacement. The article highlights the disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities, particularly in coastal areas, exacerbating existing social and economic inequalities. It calls for urgent action in climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to address these challenges and protect affected populations. The need for resilient infrastructure, improved emergency response, and long-term planning are emphasized as critical measures to combat the growing threat of extreme weather events.
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...















