Environment

As the federal government and many state governments fail to address plastic waste, Indian tribes become policy innovators.

Poetry can help combat despair and act as a force for optimism and change.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game monitors effect of hatchery salmon on wild stocks.

Scholars explore whether the benefits of the Clean Water Act justify its costs.

Clean energy systems will not reduce emissions unless states promote effective energy storage policies.

Despite state and local action, more effective reduction of single-use plastics must come from Congress.

As global temperatures rise, Americans will continue to pay the economic costs of climate change.

Scholar argues that many companies use unsubstantiated environmental claims to mislead consumers.

The proposed rule would increase carbon dioxide limits for certain coal-powered plants.

Wild horse and burro population growth may soon overwhelm the federal government.

Courts disagree over the Clean Water Act’s applicability to the discharge of pollutants into groundwater.

The U.S. government is clamping down on seafood fraud and illegal fishing for shrimp imports.