How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
The administrator’s decisions carry great weight for regulated industries and communities affected by pollution.
Forget the feds under Trump: State courts can make climate polluters pay
Recent legal developments are encouraging in holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change.
Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
One role has been expanding energy production, including oil, natural gas, wind and solar power, on federal lands.
LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain
Wind speed, climate change, past land-management practices and current human activities are reshaping fire behavior.
Florida manatees retain threatened status under new federal proposal, despite outcry for greater protection
The US Fish and Wildlife Service said the sea cows’ plight does not fit the definition of endangered.
Does Biden’s offshore drilling ban stand a chance?
By Carly Dempsey On Jan. 6, President Joe Biden unexpectedly ended offshore drilling for oil and gas on the East...