EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyNew York State Passes Historic Ban Affecting Gas Appliances (Stoves Included)The legislation restricts fossil fuel lines for heating and cooking in most new construction statewide beginning…ByLauren LefferPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (88)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyFlorida Lawmakers Don't Know What They're Doing With ESGIt's unclear how the state would implement an anti-green investing bill that DeSantis signed this week—and that's by…ByMolly TaftPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (56)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyJoe Manchin Is Back on His Bullsh*tLess than a year after the Senator helped pass a historic piece of climate legislation, he says he'd potentially…ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (2)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicySCOTUS Justice Gorsuch Sold House to Guy Whose Firm Brought Clean Power Plan LawsuitPolitico reports that Justice Gorsuch did not list the buyer of the property on financial disclosure documents.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 26, 2023Comments (11)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyA Pollution Lawsuit Could Limit the Forest Service’s Use of Fire RetardantRetardants help to stop the spread of wildfires, but the chemicals often end up in waterways.ByAngely MercadoPublishedApril 24, 2023Comments (13)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyThe ‘Ike Dike’ Is the Army Corps of Engineers’ Largest Project Ever, but It May Not Be Big EnoughThe $30 billion barrier may fail to block climate-fueled storm surge—and won’t prevent other urban flooding in…ByJake Bittle, GristPublishedApril 24, 2023Comments (5)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyBiden’s New Vehicle Emissions Rules Could Speed the EV RevolutionBut only if the U.S. gets a lot more minerals, factories, and chargers.ByJake Bittle, GristPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (28)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyEmissions From Banned Ozone-Destroying Chemicals Are Mysteriously RisingA study finds that ozone-destroying CFCs banned in the 1980s are back in use, but it's not clear where or why.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (20)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyU.S. Chemical Plants Would Have to Make Big Changes Under New EPA RuleThe proposed regulation takes aim at toxic emissions from chemical manufacturers in the U.S.ByAngely MercadoPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (5)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyThe Texas Legislature Is Considering Some Absurdly Evil Environmental BillsOne of the bills would fine people who file multiple complaints with the state's environmental agency.ByMolly TaftPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (15)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyTexas Residents Blast Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s Plan To Dump Wastewater Into The Colorado RiverThe treated wastewater would come from the Boring Company’s facilities and the community that will be built there…ByAngely MercadoPublishedMarch 23, 2023Comments (32)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyTexas Is Coming for 'Woke' Insurance Companies Next"We’re gonna teach them some manners," State Sen. Bryan Hughes said of the potential new anti-ESG legislation…ByMolly TaftPublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (62)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyBiden's First Veto Will Be Over 'Woke Capitalism'The White House said it's prepared to veto Republican legislation that would ban retirement investment managers from…ByLauren LefferPublishedMarch 2, 2023Comments (45)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyWhy a California Beach Town Just Banned BalloonsThe city council of Laguna Beach voted Tuesday to ban the sale and use of all types of balloon.ByJoseph Winters, GristPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (8)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyOfficials Begin Feral Cow Slaughter in New MexicoA judge authorized plans to gun down 150 loose cattle from helicopters, to stop the animals' environmental…ByLauren LefferUpdatedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (31)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental Policy24 Republican-Led States Sue the EPA to Overturn a Water Protection RuleAttorneys representing the group argue that the water protection rule is unconstitutional and would hurt landowners.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 17, 2023Comments (23)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyStaffing Crisis Clashes With Expanded Mission at EPA“The future of the EPA and our planet are at stake.”ByLylla Younes, GristPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (2)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyShareholders Sue Shell, Saying It's Too Obsessed With Fossil FuelsA new lawsuit accuses Shell of failing to prepare for a world that's more reliant on green energy.ByAngely MercadoPublishedFebruary 10, 2023Comments (13)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyJoe Manchin and Ted Cruz Are Trying to Ban Gas Stove BansThe senators have teamed up on the "Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act," to grandstand over perceived government…ByLauren LefferPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (68)
EartherEnvironmental PolicyEartherEnvironmental PolicyCalifornia Threatens to Blow Up a Deal to Save the Colorado RiverThe plan would cut water use on the river by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the…ByJake Bittle, GristPublishedFebruary 1, 2023Comments (24)