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 Climate change January 30, 2026 Colorado moves to cut landfill pollution Colorado air regulators voted unanimously to adopt updated landfill standards to cut down on methane pollution coming from garbage dumps. Explainer January 30, 2026 They used to fight for big polluters. Now these Trump appointees are in charge... Leaders of key federal agencies have shown an unusual willingness to grant favors to the nation’s worst polluters, even if it comes at the... Video January 29, 2026 Finding common ground, locals revive a Nevada river Thanks to an unusual collaboration between people who used to disagree, a threatened river basin in the Nevada desert is restored to life —... Deep dive January 23, 2026 Stripped of federal climate change protections, an Alaskan village fights for... Typhoon Halong decimated several Indigenous villages in remote western Alaska, including Kipnuk, where plans to build a protective storm... Breaking January 14, 2026 Court rules Trump administration energy project cuts were illegal During the government shutdown, billions of dollars for energy projects were canceled by the Department of Energy. What did all these... People January 12, 2026 Residents of “Cancer Alley” sue to defend their rights to monitor air quality A new state law aims to restrict community groups in Louisiana from collecting and making public local air quality data. Now, those groups... Analysis January 9, 2026 How do you locate a hidden environmental danger? Put a bounty on it. In the race to plug leaky, forgotten oil and gas wells, the secret weapon may be paying people who find them. Analysis January 8, 2026 New York City’s congestion pricing boasts big wins One year after launch, a traffic-reduction program has proved to be a big win for the Big Apple, with benefits bigger than expected... Profile December 29, 2025 Meet LaTricea Adams, champion of change The founder of Young, Gifted & Green talks about her unexpected journey into environmental activism. 1 2 ... 25 The only climate stories you need, straight to your inbox