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Firefighters Will Be Suing, Getting Sued Over PFAS

It's well known that using PFAS-laden firefighting foam caused big problems for the military, but it's sometimes overlooked that civilian firefighting agencies are facing

States Scramble on Water Rights Pact as Deadline Nears

As a multidecade megadrought continues in the West, the Colorado River Basin is drying up. Today we’ll talk about what that means for the millions of people who depend on

An Energy Regulator Crossed Manchin, Now He's Gone

About a year ago, Richard Glick was chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and was poised to get renominated to a new term. Today, he's out of the job. Gl

Fusion Is Promising, but Isn't a Near-Term Solution

News of the world's first nuclear fusion reaction with a net energy gain created a lot of excitement, and justifiably so—fusion could one day be an infinitely renewable,

Big Tech Is Now a Big Player in US Energy Markets

Companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are now some of the country's largest consumers of electric power. And as Bloomberg Law's Daniel Moore reports, they're

Manchin Still a Huge Factor on Energy in New Congress

The 117th Congress is coming to a close at the end of this year and, now that most of the midterm races have been called and partisan control of both chambers decided, we

EV Mineral Demand May End Alaska Natives' Way of Life

The Biden administration has made it crystal clear that, to solve climate change, we need to source more of the critical minerals that go into electric batteries--and we

A New Low-Key Climate Czar for a New Climate Policy Era

Ali Zaidi, the White House's new climate czar, doesn't have the name recognition of his predecessor, Gina McCarthy. But maybe that's the point. McCarthy was instrumenta

'Forever Chemicals' Here to Stay, Despite Alternatives

Because it's so effective, PFAS-laden firefighting foam isn't easy to replace. However, there are indications that PFAS alternatives might finally be ready for prime time

RGGI Still Thriving Despite Revolving Door Membership

It's been nearly 20 years since a handful of northeastern states got together to start a cap-and-trade program for their power sector's greenhouse gas emissions. Since

Nevada Lithium Mine a Boon for EVs, But at What Cost?

Electric vehicles are seen as one of humanity's best hopes at fighting climate change, and that means humanity will need to build a whole lot of lithium ion batteries.

New Climate Dollars Get Cheers, Shrugs From States

The Inflation Reduction Act contains billions of dollars to help states fight climate change and achieve other environmental goals, but only some state lawmakers have pla

What Manchin Got for Backing Democrats' Climate Bill

Joe Manchin, the West Virginian who represents the crucial 50th Democratic vote in the Senate, surprised Washington last week with a dramatic about-face. Just weeks after

Manchin Likely Just Put an End to Big Climate Bills

It's still technically possible for Congress to pass President Joe Biden's climate policy agenda sometime this year. But most people on Capitol Hill, including some Democ

Can the Pentagon be Ready, Lethal, and Also Green?

A group of 12 Republican senators criticized the Pentagon's Climate Adaptation Plan last year, saying its focus in that area distracts from its mission of fielding a "rea

With PFAS Science, the More We Know, the Worse It Gets

Scientists and environmental regulators have been studying PFAS for years now, but new details are still coming out that make these so-called "forever chemicals" seem eve

ESG Funds Are Finding It's Not Easy Being Green

If it was ever easy to be the manager of an ESG fund, it certainly isn't any more. Demand for these environmentally friendly investment options is skyrocketing, but scr

PFAS Litigation May Bring Down More Companies

DuPont, a company founded shortly after the turn of the 19th century, has gone through a merger and several spinoffs in recent years, still existing more or less in name

Rural Utilities Can't Get EPA Funds. Can They Survive?

Last year's infrastructure bill gave the EPA a deluge of cash to hand out to water utilities for infrastructure upgrades. But some of the smallest and neediest water util

Energy Infrastructure Now More Impervious to Activists

It's never easy for environmental activists—whether global, national, or local—to stop the construction of a big energy infrastructure project. But now, it may be nearly