In 1788, a year before the United States Constitution became the law of the land, James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers that the powers delegated to the federal government by the proposed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it ...

While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range of environmental issues are also on the rise. Headlines across the globe tout many of these legal ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The calendar’s pages turned quickly in January as Donald Trump‘s second inauguration loomed, bringing with it a presidency that would see the federal ...

When you look out of your window in Bermuda, the view may seem calm and beautiful. However, that beauty is in danger — from climate change, overdevelopment, plastic pollution and weakened ...

Repealing key protections could erase $254 billion in annual benefits for public health and the environment, compared with $39 billion in savings for regulated industries Looser rules around air and ...

President Donald Trump this week ordered closures of offices at the Environmental Protection Agency that help low-income communities overwhelmed with pollution. The order was one of dozens aimed at ...

Dana Zartner is a volunteer with the Earth Law Center assisting with the editing of toolkits and guides, but has not worked on any of its lawsuits. While the dangerous effects of climate change ...

The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections. The E.P.A. said this week it ...

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