Environment

Restricting gas-powered leaf blowers can positively affect the health of people and the planet.

The U.S. public prefers electric vehicle tax credits be open to cars manufactured anywhere.

Climate disclosures—if designed well—can bridge the gap between financial actors and regulatory goals.

Scholar argues for federal action to tamp down on increasing light pollution.

Scholar calls for greater oversight and enforcement of corporate net-zero carbon emissions pledges.

Scholar advocates the use of foreign policy authority for executive branch climate action.

A new office within EPA aims to make racial equity a key element in environmental rulemaking.

The oil and gas industry attempts to quash a California law protecting residents from extraction wells.

The Biden Administration seeks to require the oil and gas industry to find and fix their own methane leaks.

Supreme Court decision hinders but does not halt agency action to address climate change.

Experts encourage federal, private, and state collaboration to create tailored conservation rules.

Scholars question the sustainability of homeowner insurance regulation in the face of climate change.