The EPA Is Backing Down From Environmental Justice Cases Nationwide
The agency has pumped the brakes on Civil Rights Act investigations out of apparent fear that a Louisiana challenge could make it to the Supreme Court.
Environment
Grizzly Bear Poachers Flout the Endangered Species Act — and Get Away With It
A trove of investigative files reveals that the Department of Justice almost never prosecutes grizzly bear killers under the powerful law.
The Rise and Rollout of AOC’s Green New Deal
The Green New Deal sputtered on launch yet still made it into global orbit. Left policymakers can learn from the experience.
Leading News Outlets Are Doing the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Greenwashing
Seven of the world’s “most trusted” media companies produce and promote content touting the key talking points of oil and gas.
New Yorkers Voted to Put Environmental Rights in Their Constitution — but the Attorney General Is Fighting Back
Residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”
Unproven “Advanced Recycling” Facilities Have Received Millions in Public Subsidies
The petrochemical industry is lobbying for “advanced recycling” as a solution to plastic pollution, but a new report reveals a troubling track record at U.S. facilities.
Voices
When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics
How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.
Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials.
They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste
A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
Louisiana Rushes Buildout of Carbon Pipelines, Adding to Dangers Plaguing Cancer Alley
As the Biden administration funds carbon sequestration projects, residents worry about ruptured pipelines and mass asphyxiation from leaks.