YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
Regulators get the lead out, the Golden State sheds light on dark money, mercury and methane get the boot, and Google has a very bad week.
Environment
Breaking news and critical investigations into the world’s mounting climate crisis, with a focus on those who are exacerbating and profiting from the disaster.
Amid Hurricane Milton, Florida Republicans Aim To Block Climate Emergency Declaration
As the storm bears down on their districts, fossil fuel-backed Reps. Greg Steube and Byron Donalds are pushing legislation claiming the climate crisis is a “false emergency.”
An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law
A fossil fuel tycoon tied to Neil Gorsuch and other corporate power brokers are pushing the Supreme Court to help approve a controversial oil train and kill environmental protections.
The Toxic Loophole Behind A Chemical Plant Disaster
In the years before the catastrophic BioLab chemical fire this week, chemical industry lobbyists fought to ensure disaster-prevention rules didn’t cover such facilities.
Before Hurricane Helene, A Perfect Storm Of Climate Denialism
North Carolina was once a climate leader, but more than a decade of Republican and corporate obstruction left the state ill-prepared for the historic disaster.
Deadly Harvest: The Hidden Costs Of Your Filet-O-Fish
In one of the world’s most valuable fisheries, regulators with conflicts of interest are letting corporations off the hook.
Rise Of The Insurance Apocalypse
How climate change is breaking down the global safety net for handling life’s risks.
Justice, Brought To You By Big Oil
Texas is opening a fossil fuel-backed business court stacked with judges who’ve represented oil and gas companies.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Press A Button, Get A Human
Plus, natural gas projects lose steam, taxing millionaires nets billions, a financial app pays up, and customers wise up to corporate greed.
