Environment

Scholars argue that as EPA deregulates, nuisance suits could replace traditional environmental regulation.

Scholar identifies pitfalls of marine mammal protections and pushes for coordinated global standards.

Scholars explain the benefits of setting “green” products as consumers’ default option.

Scholars argue that state policymaking cannot effectively counteract federal environmental deregulation.

President Trump’s 2020 budget seeks to eliminate tax credits for electric vehicles.

As the federal government and many state governments fail to address plastic waste, Indian tribes become policy innovators.

Poetry can help combat despair and act as a force for optimism and change.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game monitors effect of hatchery salmon on wild stocks.

Scholars explore whether the benefits of the Clean Water Act justify its costs.

Clean energy systems will not reduce emissions unless states promote effective energy storage policies.

Despite state and local action, more effective reduction of single-use plastics must come from Congress.

As global temperatures rise, Americans will continue to pay the economic costs of climate change.