Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts
Before his inauguration, Donald Trump promised to issue a total of 100 or so executive orders once he regained the […]
The Carmichael mine lease shows that decisions on coal need a much wider perspective
Queensland mining minister Anthony Lynham has granted three mining leases for the Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland. The A$21.7
Will taxpayers foot the cleanup bill for bankrupt coal companies?
Coal’s share of the U.S. energy market is rapidly plunging. Low-cost fracking-generated natural gas has overtaken the use of coal
Will the new toxic chemical safety law protect us?
In a major overhaul of U.S. regulation of toxic chemicals, Congress recently passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for
The US environmental movement needs a new message
Environmental issues had a marginal impact in the watershed 2016 elections, and the Trump administration is already rolling back many
Environmentalists need to think globally, but act locally
As President Trump pivots from a failed attempt to overhaul health care to new orders rolling back controls on carbon
Around the world, environmental laws are under attack in all sorts of ways
As President Donald Trump mulls over whether to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, it is hard to imagine
Why shifting regulatory power to the states won’t improve the environment
President Trump and his appointees, particularly Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, have made federalism a theme of their efforts
Trump proposal to weaken project reviews threatens the ‘Magna Carta of environmental law’
Building the U.S. Interstate highway system in the 1950s and 60s is often cited as one of government’s great achievements.
Scott Pruitt’s approach to pollution control will make the air dirtier and Americans less healthy
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethical lapses and extravagant spending habits have distracted the public from what he is