Environment Archives

Environment

A Suspension Has Been Lifted for a Controversial Pipeline in Pennsylvania

Sunoco Pipeline will now resume construction activities after receiving a $12.6 million civil penalty for violating construction permits for its Mariner East 2 pipeline project.

Candace Butera

Environment

Congress Includes Massive Sale of Oil Reserves in Budget Deal

The congressional spending deal includes a sale of roughly 100 million barrels of oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a cache of federally owned oil.

Kate Wheeling

Commuters wear masks as they walk along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi, India, on November 9th, 2017.

Environment

Does Bad Air Create Bad Behavior?

New research links air pollution to higher levels of crime and other unethical acts.

Tom Jacobs

Steam rises from the Neurath coal-fired power plant operated by German utility RWE on November 13th, 2017, near Bergheim, Germany.

Environment

How Much Would Cutting Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Really Limit Global Warming?

Not that much, one new study finds.

Francie Diep

Environment

Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Trump’s Presidency

Looking back at the rollbacks the president has made to environmental protections and regulations throughout his first year in office.

Aubrey Menarndt & Luke Menard

Environment

Should People Stop Eating Seafood?

Due to increasing threats faced by seafood stocks, a few prominent scientists are advocating for the end of seafood consumption.

Erica Cirino

The seal of the U.S. Department of the Interior is seen on a podium in Washington, D.C.

Environment

The Department of the Interior to Pilot Restructuring Efforts With Alaska Office

The department is planning to re-adjust its regional boundaries and revamp its organization system in 2018, starting with a pilot management office in Alaska.

Candace Butera

Environment

Long Beach Is Trying to Beat the Heat

Sea-level rise is often a primary concern for communities coping with climate change, but in Long Beach the government is worried more about the heat.

Lucy Sherriff