By Paul Brown A solar revolution is transforming the lives of women in the remotest parts of Asia. They no longer have to wait decades to be connected to a power grid but are able today to exploit the huge potential of the abundant sunshine. In societies where women normally play a subservient role and […]
By Elizabeth Hernandez and Eric Chaney Up close, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the U.S. isn’t as big as you’d expect it to be. From most angles, you can’t even see it until you’re right on top of it. But hit the right gap in the rolling hills of north-central Alabama, and the […]
By Itai Vardi Massachusetts environmental officials allowed Spectra Energy to quietly review and edit a draft approval of an air pollution permit the state plans to grant the company for its Atlantic Bridge gas project. According to emails obtained by DeSmog through an open records request, this privilege of reviewing and editing the draft approval […]
By Keith Gaby Back when Donald Trump was a real estate developer whose projects involved thousands of construction workers, he repeatedly downplayed well-documented dangers of asbestos, writing in one of his books that the carcinogen was “100-percent safe, when applied.” It helps explain President Trump’s pattern, amid ever-swirling ethical scandals, of selecting people with conflicts […]
A study released Wednesday found that, if built, the controversial PennEast Pipeline for fracked gas could contribute as much greenhouse gas pollution as 14 coal-fired power plants or 10 million passenger vehicles—some 49 million metric tons per year. The analysis, conducted by Oil Change International, showed that federal regulators are poised to rubber-stamp the PennEast […]
By Jeff Masters Decades of progress on cleaning up our dirty air took a significant hit on Tuesday, along with hopes for a livable future climate, when President Trump issued his Energy Independence Executive Order. Most seriously, the order attacks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, which requires a 32 percent reduction […]
By Brooke Barton A majority of Americans value strong federal protections for clean air and water, which provide both environmental and economic benefits. But they should be very worried that the basic human expectations of healthy air and safe water will quickly turn cloudy if the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator’s pledge to […]
By Lauren McCauley Underscoring the dangers of U.S. President Trump’s broad attacks on air and water regulations, a pair of reports published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday revealed that one in four young children die each year as a result of unhealthy environments. This interactive map shows if your drinking water is […]
[Editor’s note: President Trump signed another executive order on Friday aimed at eliminating regulations.] The Washington Post has reported that the Trump administration may announce a number of executive orders in the coming days. The rumored targets—the Clean Power Plan, the Clean Water Rule and the federal coal leasing moratorium—protect our air and water, save […]