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Why Hurricane Florence Could Become a Public Health Crisis

Image of North Carolina coal power plants and coal ash storage pits that were flooded during Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

In the path of the storm are giant pits filled with coal ash, lagoons swirling with hog manure, Superfund sites and industrial facilities stocked with toxic chemicals.

It’s Official! California Is Moving Toward Zero-Carbon Energy

California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2045.

New Mexico Solar Installer Joins Fight Against Unfair Fee — and Wins

Sunny skies are the norm in southeastern New Mexico. But until recently, an unfair fee by the local utility limited local residents’ ability to embrace solar power.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission canceled a local utility’s solar surcharge.

Todos los depositarios de ceniza de carbón en Indiana tienen fugas, aseguran nuevos estudios

Barbara Deardorff saca agua de su grifo en Wheatfield, Indiana. Productos químicos peligrosos de un depósito para cenizas de carbón se han filtrado en el agua subterránea local.

Mientras nuevas investigaciones evidencian una contaminación generalizada, industrias pro-carbón quieren debilitar la actual normativa federal y cederle a estados como Indiana, con una triste historia regulando desechos tóxicos, la capacidad de hacer sus propias leyes.

New Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Sites Are Leaking

Barbara Deardorff draws water from her tap in Wheatfield, Indiana. A coal ash plant has contaminated Wheatfield's groundwater with dangerous chemicals.

As new research reveals widespread contamination, pro-coal industries are pushing to weaken federal rules on coal ash and give regulatory authority back to states like Indiana, which has a dismal record on regulating this toxic waste.

Indigenous Australians Take Fight Against Giant Coal Mine to the United Nations

Wangan and Jagalingou cultural leader Adrian Burragubba visits Doongmabulla Springs, his people's most sacred site. The Wangan and Jagalingou are fighting a proposed coal mine that would likely destroy the springs.

To protect their fundamental human rights, the Wangan and Jagalingou have been forced to seek help from a United Nations watchdog.

Mientras California arde en incendios forestales, Trump y Zinke dicen que lo mejor es talar bosques

Un automóvil pasa por entre las llamas durante el incendio Carr, en Shasta, California. El Secretario de Interior, Ryan Zinke, ha declarado falsamente que mayores talas forestales contribuirían a prevenir los devastadores incendios que azotan el Oeste.

La administración Trump y los republicanos de la Cámara utilizan como excusa a los incendios forestales de la costa oeste para eliminar leyes fundamentales a favor del medio ambiente

California Fires Signal Need for Climate Action

A car passes through flames on Highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns through Shasta, Calif. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has falsely suggested that more logging would help prevent the devastating fires raging across the West.

The Trump administration and House Republicans are using the fires across the West as an excuse to chip away at bedrock environmental laws.

Regulatory ‘Burden’? A Mere $2,000 Would Have Saved This Man’s Neighborhood

The EPA wants to roll back a safety rule that would make the chemical industry more accountable for public health. Chemical disaster survivor Jesse Marquez explains why that’s a terrible idea.