Ask an expert: Are alternative fuels better than fossil fuels? The war in Iran has triggered the largest global energy shock in history. With 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply unable […]
For the first time in years, mercury pollution is on the rise in the U.S. According to EPA data, emissions of this devastating neurotoxin from coal-fired power plants rose by 9% last year compared to […]
Washington state’s last remaining coal-fired power plant hasn’t generated meaningful electricity since January. The Centralia power plant, in Centralia, Washington, has produced power for no one, despite a Department of Energy order claiming a looming […]
Jayne Black spent years paying for ER visits, doctors’ bills and expensive medication for her kids — not to mention paying the toll of sleepless nights and constant worry. Her son, Sam, has been battling […]
Editor’s note: On Feb. 18, a coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, challenging the Trump administration’s decision […]
The Environmental Protection Agency was created to protect the environment and people from harmful pollution. But under the Trump administration, the EPA promised fossil fuel companies “concierge, white-glove service” and offered some of the nation’s […]