Northern Dynasty stock crashed on Wednesday following a damaging legal development in its tug-of-war with the U.S. government ...

The Clean Slate Act, signed into law Jan. 16, will automate Illinois’ record-sealing process for people with certain non-violent convictions after a waiting period. The legislation will help broaden ...

What was originally meant to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s Waters” has drifted into a mechanism to delay or block federally permitted energy ...

Just days before the start of the 2026 legislative session in West Virginia, a state public health expert noted that there’s a 12-year disparity in life expectancy between those who live in the ...

The long-term health of the ocean off the coast of Southern California, and the health of the region’s freshwater streams and rivers and lakes, soon could hinge on the Trump administration’s ...

When Gary Swick sees the resurgence of bald eagles soaring and nesting along the Fox River, he thinks of all the difficult conservation efforts that have helped revitalize the watershed. Now with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 3—As the federal government looks to narrow the definition of waters of the United States, New Mexico's wetlands and ...

We’re witnessing a full-scale collapse in the journalism industry at the very moment accountability is needed most. Common Dreams remains one of the few nonprofit news outlets still willing and able ...

A plan to help local communities pay their share of the long-sought Arkansas River Valley conduit passed Congress with strong bipartisan support, but has still come up one vital signature short of ...

The U.S. EPA is proposing to weaken Clean Water Act rules that protect more than 265,000 acres of wetlands and 50,000 miles of streams in Ohio. The proposed rule would only protect wetlands that hold ...

A bill being pushed through Congress could significantly alter how the Clean Water Act is implemented. Environmental groups warn that the PERMIT Act – passed on Dec. 10 in the House largely along ...