Digital technologies—from artificial intelligence to smartphones and data centers—are often described as "clean" innovations.

Not all communities in the United States face the same risks for environmental problems such as air pollution, noise and wastewater. But how can federal agencies fairly identify which areas deserve ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For many Americans, proper sanitation and clean water seem like issues for developing ...

In September 2022, Typhoon Merbok hit Alaska. Alaskan Native communities lost homes, critical food storage, and faced many catastrophic consequences. Philanthropy often responds to these types of ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tucked inside the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s far South Side, ...

An interdisciplinary network of scientists and stakeholders is working to understand how saltwater intrusion and sea level ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with David Cash, the former EPA administrator for Region 1-New England. Former ...

Since she began studying mechanical engineering as an undergraduate at Stanford University, Ufuoma Ovienmhada had little desire to build “tech for tech’s sake.” The university’s sustainability lab ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun took on environmental “justice” and “overregulation” in dual executive orders Wednesday—and said President Donald Trump’s timber production goals aren’t aimed at Indiana or its ...