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Drought Drains California’s Energy Grid

Shasta Dam, above, has lost at least a third of its generating capacity due to California's drought.

California’s drought is draining the state’s reservoirs and preventing hydropower from feeding the state’s energy grid, creating an opportunity for cleaner energy sources to take its place.

From Cecil to Echo, Slaughter of Endangered Animals Stampedes On

Cecil the lion at photographed at Hwange National Park.

Cecil the lion and Echo the gray wolf are just two of an untold number of protected animals killed by hunters and poachers each year.

Three Myths Pushed by Polluters to Avoid Improving Air Quality

Distortions and misinformation are key tactics in polluters' efforts to avoid cleaning up their pollution.

We explore three myths fueled by distortions and misinformation that are key tactics in polluters' efforts to avoid cleaning up their air pollution.

The EPA’s Dismal Civil Rights Record Takes Center Stage

In Chaves County, New Mexico, residents are subjected to a higher than average number of radioactive and hazardous waste facilities, and they are at risk from a new hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility.

A new report and investigative series shows that the EPA's Office of Civil Rights hasn’t been doing its job.

‘Blood on the Mountain’ Paints a Damning Portrait of West Virginia Coal

A coal train traveling through Appalachia.

In this visceral documentary, filmmakers trace the dirty history of coal mining and mountaintop removal that has devastated Appalachia.

Nine States Prove Cutting Carbon Saves Money, Generates Jobs

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a program to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector in nine states.

A new report shows how nine northeastern states have reduced electricity costs and fossil fuel imports while also increasing jobs through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, providing a great example for other states to follow.

Latino Communities Demand Congress, EPA Step Up to Fight Asthma

66 percent of Latinos live in areas where the air is not up to the federal government’s safe air quality standards.

Latino community advocates visited Washington, D.C. to urge members of Congress and the EPA to craft a strong Clean Power Plan to cut air pollution.

Huge Victory from the Ninth Circuit Protects the Tongass National Forest

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has protected the roadless portions of the Tongass National Forest—the largest and wildest national forest—from new road-building and logging.