EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyU.S. Chemical Plants Would Have to Make Big Changes Under New EPA RuleThe proposed regulation takes aim at toxic emissions from chemical manufacturers in the U.S.ByAngely MercadoPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (4)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyThe Texas Legislature Is Considering Some Absurdly Evil Environmental BillsOne of the bills would fine people who file multiple complaints with the state's environmental agency.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (15)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyTexas Residents Blast Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s Plan To Dump Wastewater Into The Colorado RiverThe treated wastewater would come from the Boring Company’s facilities and the community that will be built there…ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 23, 2023Comments (31)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyTexas Is Coming for 'Woke' Insurance Companies Next"We’re gonna teach them some manners," State Sen. Bryan Hughes said of the potential new anti-ESG legislation…ByMolly TaftPublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (66)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyBiden's First Veto Will Be Over 'Woke Capitalism'The White House said it's prepared to veto Republican legislation that would ban retirement investment managers from…ByLauren LefferPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (45)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyWhy a California Beach Town Just Banned BalloonsThe city council of Laguna Beach voted Tuesday to ban the sale and use of all types of balloon.ByJoseph Winters, GristPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (8)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyOfficials Begin Feral Cow Slaughter in New MexicoA judge authorized plans to gun down 150 loose cattle from helicopters, to stop the animals' environmental…ByLauren LefferUpdatedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (31)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental Policy24 Republican-Led States Sue the EPA to Overturn a Water Protection RuleAttorneys representing the group argue that the water protection rule is unconstitutional and would hurt landowners.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 17, 2023Comments (23)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyStaffing Crisis Clashes With Expanded Mission at EPA“The future of the EPA and our planet are at stake.”ByLylla Younes, GristPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (2)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyShareholders Sue Shell, Saying It's Too Obsessed With Fossil FuelsA new lawsuit accuses Shell of failing to prepare for a world that's more reliant on green energy.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 10, 2023Comments (15)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyJoe Manchin and Ted Cruz Are Trying to Ban Gas Stove BansThe senators have teamed up on the "Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act," to grandstand over perceived government…ByLauren LefferPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (68)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyCalifornia Threatens to Blow Up a Deal to Save the Colorado RiverThe plan would cut water use on the river by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the…ByJake Bittle, GristPublishedFebruary 1, 2023Comments (24)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyNobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing ProgramNot the environmentalists. Not the ranchers. Not the public employees. In some cases, not even the cows.ByLauren LefferPublishedJanuary 29, 2023Comments (41)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyWhat the House Speaker’s Deal With Ultraconservatives Means for Climate“Kevin McCarthy has ceded his speakership and control of the House Republican agenda to the most extreme fringe…ByZoya Teirstein, GristPublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (9)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyU.S. Considers Banning or Restricting Gas StovesThe Consumer Product Safety Commission says it could take action around gas-burning stoves, which are linked to…ByMolly TaftPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (207)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyWashington State Just Started Capping Carbon EmissionsThe new system follows in California’s footsteps—except when it doesn’t.ByKate Yoder, GristPublishedJanuary 9, 2023Comments (1)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyBig Oil Launches Counterattack to California Law Against Neighborhood DrillingA new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.ByBlanca Begert, GristPublishedDecember 27, 2022Comments (3)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyArizona Considers Water Pipeline From Mexico to Combat DroughtA proposed desalination plant could be the answer to the dwindling water supply from the Colorado River.ByAngely MercadoPublishedDecember 22, 2022Comments (22)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyOregon Votes to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035The new rule will not affect gas-powered cars that are already on the road.ByAngely MercadoPublishedDecember 20, 2022Comments (10)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyThe GOP Wants to Investigate Green Groups for 'Collusion' Against American EnergySome members of Congress are dredging up a years-old trope to target environmental NGOs.ByMolly TaftPublishedDecember 16, 2022Comments (17)