Climate change, biodiversity loss and water conservation are often framed as problems in need of national policies. However, there is an often more important level of governance: the neighborhood.
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As an overhauled rulebook for commercial forestry comes into force, there are concerns it could weaken safeguards as climate risks intensify.
There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
Trump’s influence looms large at the Cop30 climate talks in Brazil.
Careful research into public information and in-depth interviews has shown the scale of personnel cuts at the Environmental Protection Agency.
The White House proposal represents a dramatic retreat from the national goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past 55 years.
The first Trump administration also used words like ‘transparency,’ ‘reproducibility’ and ‘uncertainty’ − to try to block regulators from using important health studies when writing pollution rules.
For lawyers, industry, advocates and the courts, environmental review after the Eagle County decision is not just a new ballgame. It is a new sport.
Accelerated resource development in Canada should not burden future generations with environmental destruction.
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
What are the limits on executive orders? They come with serious constraints. A political scientist who studies these orders puts Trump’s actions in context.
Bans on water company boss bonuses, but no overhaul of Britain’s creaking (and leaking) water industry.
The longest-running study of its kind reviewed death records in the path of pollution from coal-fired power plants. The numbers are staggering − but also falling fast as US coal plants close.
The action by the Environment Protection Authority follows alarming results from testing of rainwater tanks and the blood and hair of residents living near to the mine.
Major sources, like oil and gas ‘super-emitters’, are almost entirely neglected by regulations.
Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?
Cryptocurrency has a substantial carbon footprint. Ethereum have taken steps to address this, but will others follow suit?
Despite banning fracking in 2019, the UK government recently decided to review its safety.
Over 170 countries have endorsed a resolution to negotiate a plastics treaty that’s much more precise than the Paris climate change agreement.
Pipeline companies have run roughshod over several regions where they’re building, racking up safety and environmental violations. Many residents feel trapped, with no control over their property.
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Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Visiting Professor of Law and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
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Professor of Sustainability Sciences and Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University
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