People and planet Clean air Topics View all Climate and energy People and planet Business and innovation Subcategories View all Clean air Food safety Fisheries and oceans Forests Clean water Chemicals and health Environmental justice Climate change February 20, 2025 Washington climate program slashes pollution and boosts budget A program in Washington state has slashed pollution while raising over $2 billion for investments in public transit, clean school buses... Explainer February 7, 2025 Air and water are not going to protect themselves If President Trump really wants the U.S. to have the cleanest air and cleanest water, his administration must protect and strengthen... Deep dive February 3, 2025 Two years after toxic train derailment, many East Palestine residents still... The residents of East Palestine are still dealing with toxic reminders of the train derailment that upended their lives. Breaking January 7, 2025 New York City launches first-in-nation traffic and pollution reduction program Congestion pricing, New York City’s plan to reduce vehicle traffic and pollution and fund public transit upgrades, has launched. Explainer December 26, 2024 Turning the tide against illegal gold mining in the Amazon Illegal gold mining in Brazil has devastated Indigenous communities, but under new leadership from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva... Explainer December 23, 2024 High tech hunt for abandoned, leaky oil and gas wells How do you find thousands of abandoned, polluting oil and gas wells spread across an entire state? With packs of senior citizen volunteers... Climate change December 20, 2024 5 reasons to be hopeful: Big environmental wins in 2024 From clean energy expansions to a major electoral victory, here are five big environmental wins in 2024 to give you hope. Climate change December 20, 2024 Trump nominee and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has drastic plans to... Russell Vought is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. He has plans to greatly expand the powers... Climate change November 15, 2024 Rising seas, raising voices Island leaders demand urgent action as climate change threatens their nations. 1 ... 3 4 5 ... 11 The only climate stories you need, straight to your inbox