Environment

The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge brought by groups that say construction would pose a serious threat.

As the federal government doubles down on denying climate change, the nation’s capital is moving toward using 100 percent renewable energy.  

Produced by 300 scientists, it shows that global warming—which disproportionately impacts people of color—will wreak havoc on the United States’ economy, public health, coastlines and infrastructure.

The head of the Water and Sewage department has a bold solution to the city’s population problems.

Examining news coverage following Hurricane Florence illustrates how post-disaster narratives can compound and perpetuate deep histories of racial and economic oppression.

Activists says residents and wildlife along the wall’s proposed route are in danger.

Federal courts halted moves by the Trump administration that would have contaminated water sources and destroyed Native cultural artifacts.

This group of workers—many of whom are of undocumented status—have to choose between asking for help from FEMA and being deported by ICE.

A coalition including Defend Puerto Rico, Free Press and the Center for Media Justice wants the FCC to account for how Hurricane Maria destroyed the island’s telecommunications and to map out how to fix it.