Environment

Tribes say the decision to reduce water flow “has more to do with potatoes than it does fish.”…

New research predicts nutrient loading, which puts certain areas of the US at heightened risk of harmful algal blooms.

Years of climate activism and advocacy at the policy level are on the cusp of bearing fruit in 2021. President-elect Biden will reinstate U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement and…

If left unchecked, plastic consumption will double by mid-century. But even a global single-use plastic ban will not stop plastic consumption from growing above current levels, such is the sheer volume of production, new research warns.

Independent analysis finds major flaws with 24 companies’ “net-zero” promises.

The coal industry may be dying in the U.S., but its health impacts are not, report finds.

Current federal funding destined to help rebuild flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky is not enough for what advocates want.

In experiments with cells, the PFAS chemical GenX suppressed the way white blood cells known as neutrophils kill invading pathogens.

Chemical spill experts and researchers told Grist that the derailment in Ohio was just business as usual for railroad industry.

The slow release of information about the chemical spill and results of air and water tests have left many questions about the risks and long-term impact.

New research introduces a concept called the “ecosystem wilting point,” which explains how whole forests respond to drought.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is looking into new rules for trains. Trucks, however, are involved in thousands more hazmat incidents every year in the US.