James Bruggers

Freepoint Eco-Systems seeks to become a major player in so-called “chemical recycling.” Some residents and environmental advocates are fighting back.

When former top Environmental Protection Agency official Judith Enck noticed a cavalcade of chemical and plastics industry lobbyists visiting the agency’s Washington headquarters in February, she wondered what could be up. An answer came weeks later: The agency is moving toward resurrecting a proposal from the first Trump administration to ditch Clean Air Act regulations […]

Father Joe Mitchell works to create a “new story” that recognizes the interconnectedness of people and nature.

Arborists and land managers are trying “assisted migration” as global warming threatens livability in communities and the health of urban and rural forests.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources.  “We’re ending Joe Biden’s war on beautiful clean coal once and for all,” he said, as uniformed coal miners lined up behind him. “I tell my people never use the word ‘coal’ unless you put ‘beautiful […]

Jewish and Christian faith leaders responded to Lee Zeldin’s comments with “righteous anger” and called for policies that support a more just, livable world.

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They Fell Sick After Cleaning Up a TVA Toxic Disaster. A New Book Details Their Legal Battle

“Valley So Low” covers a decade-long courtroom drama stemming from the 2008 disaster that helped nudge the EPA into adopting its first national regulations of coal ash.

Joe Biden on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands

These Climate Advocates Are Tapping Their Spiritual Reservoirs to Continue Their Cause Donald Trump promises a new assault on climate policy and environmental regulations when he returns to the White House. Faith leaders say their beliefs compel a…

Donald Trump promises a new assault on climate policy and environmental regulations when he returns to the White House. Faith leaders say their beliefs compel a response.

Donald Trump was elected to his second term as president with the help of eight out of 10 white evangelical Christian voters, some of whom see the Florida businessman as the fulfillment of a divine mandate. But there are millions in the country who…

Delegates will meet soon in South Korea in their last scheduled gathering to get a grip on plastic pollution, with health and the environment on the line.

Following an Inside Climate News investigation, inspectors from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement inspected the Oak Grove Mine, the home explosion site and the house of a neighbor who fears for her family’s safety.

A climate scientist warns of “game over for climate action this decade,” and an energy lobbyist predicts Trump will bring a “two-fisted” approach to his legislative agenda.

The EU proposed delaying implementation of its new certification after palm-producing countries complained of too little time to prepare, but in Malaysia, farmers with small holdings still don’t know what’s coming.

Coalfield residents from Pennsylvania to Montana feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In Alabama, U.S. regulators dragged their feet until a former top official called them out for failure to protect the public.

The presidential election could have big implications for how the United States responds to a global plastics crisis, though a gridlocked Congress would reduce those options.

President Biden urged Congress to come back to Washington to pass an emergency spending bill, citing the “billions” needed to ease the suffering of storm-lashed Americans. Rescue crews and damage assessment teams on Thursday combed through debris…