Building the U.S. Interstate highway system in the 1950s and 60s is often cited as one of government’s great achievements. […]

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s ethical lapses and extravagant spending habits have distracted the public from what he is

Natural gas is displacing coal, which could help fight climate change because burning it produces fewer carbon emissions. But producing

Heavy rains following Hurricane Florence has led to the release of toxic materials in North Carolina. A breached dam caused

Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United States and in the world more generally. Fine

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The question of which streams, lakes, wetlands and other water bodies across the U.S. should receive federal protection under the

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Many governments have used the distraction of the coronavirus pandemic to roll back environmental regulations. Governments have cited both public

More than 2 million miles of natural gas pipelines run throughout the United States. In Appalachia, they spread like spaghetti