In the U.S., race and ethnicity are strongly associated with who lives in places replete with environmental inequality. If we ...

As the Sandy Fire approached the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in May, state and local officials had to move quickly to assess how safe the air was amid radiation concerns as the fire burned a quarter ...

Chicago environmental justice advocates say a new effort in the city to regulate data centers is an important step toward addressing public health and affordability concerns as national pressure on ...

Reservoirs have rebounded, but the fight over water isn’t over in Corpus Christi. The City Council has ordered a public referendum on a citizen-led petition that would sharply increase the price of ...

The controversial facilities turned into a major issue in races across Michigan, from city councils to the U.S. Senate, and candidates with strong anti-data center positions cleaned up. Whaley was ...

In Renca, Chile, the Cerros de Renca Metropolitan Park reuses industrial wastewater to address a local water crisis. Renca’s mayor, Claudio Castro, has worked for a decade to attract international ...

John Durnell just wanted to make things around his St. Louis neighborhood look a little nicer. So, on occasion, he’d spray a bit of Roundup in the obvious places—along weedy sidewalks and in public ...

As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River.

The Fair Water Amendment, a provision for the November ballot, would steeply increase the cost of water for chemical plants ...

Pinedo said she only uses bottled water at home and at the restaurant. She drives to Fort Stockton to fill 5-gallon jugs with ...

The stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $800,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.

SAN DIEGO—On a walk near his house, with views of the ocean, Mark Ellis speaks with urgency about how the utility business—the industry that long employed him—is harming the public with unsustainable ...