People and planet 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 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. Video December 31, 2024 As miners move in, local fishers seek to preserve an island paradise The waters near the island of Andros in the Bahamas contain one of the world's largest barrier reefs, and it is under threat from a proposed... 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 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 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. People December 12, 2024 We need to get lead out of drinking water, but some fixes are making it worse Half-fixes cause more harm. When water utilities only partially replace lead pipes, it increases the risk of lead exposure for residents. Profile December 6, 2024 Meet Rosa Inguanzo, champion of change Rosa Inguanzo is uniting her central California community to call for clean water. Climate change November 27, 2024 UN climate talks yield some progress, much more to do Here's what the UN’s annual climate conference, COP29, delivered — and what’s still needed. 1 ... 6 7 8 ... 22 The only climate stories you need, straight to your inbox