Regulation

Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C.

The unprecedented move highlights regulatory tensions between Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and an environmental rule-making commission controlled by appointees of Republican state legislative leaders.

By Lisa Sorg

California Climate and Health Groups Urge Legislators to Pass Polluter Pays Bills

By Liza Gross

In Final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, BLM Sticks With Conservation Priorities, Renewable Energy Development

By Jake Bolster

US District Court Throws Out Federal Agency’s Assessment Allowing More Drilling for Fossil Fuels in the Gulf of Mexico

By Aman Azhar

Coal Baron a No-Show in Alabama Courtroom as Abandoned Plant Continues to Pollute Neighborhoods

By Dennis Pillion

Apache Group is Carrying a Petition to the Supreme Court to Stop a Mine on Land Sacred to the Tribe

By Noel Lyn Smith

This Country Voted to Keep Oil in the Ground. Will It Happen?

By Katie Surma

In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views

By Kristoffer Tigue

Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action

By Marianne Lavelle

Greenidge Sues New York State Environmental Regulators, Seeking to Continue Operating Its Dresden Power Plant

By Peter Mantius

Alabama Coal Regulators Said They Didn’t Know Who’d Purchased a Mine Linked to a Fatal Home Explosion. It’s a Familiar Face

By Lee Hedgepeth

New York’s Green Amendment Would Be ‘Toothless’ if a Lawsuit Is Tossed Against the Seneca Meadows Landfill for Allegedly Emitting Noxious Odors

By Peter Mantius

In Pennsylvania’s Competitive Senate Race, Fracking Takes Center Stage

By Kiley Bense

Gov. Hochul Ponders a Relaxation of Goals Under New York’s Landmark Climate Law

By Peter Mantius

Arizona Residents Fear What the State’s Mining Boom Will Do to Their Water

By Wyatt Myskow

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Approval of Massive LNG Export Plants in South Texas

By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune

VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation

By Georgina Gustin

A New York Appellate Court Rejects a Broad Application of the State’s Green Amendment

By Peter Mantius

Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick

By Kristoffer Tigue