Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that delivered a win for sewage de-regulation in San Francisco last week could potentially impact pollution controls in Pennsylvania. The 5-4 ruling said the U.S.

Ninth Circuit hears argument in landmark lawsuit seeking to rein in pollution at thousands of unregulated factory farms Today, Food & Water Watch attorneys representing 13 groups appeared in court in ...

For decades, U.S. policy has promoted polluting factory farms and Big Ag megacorporations. We can change that with policies that put people over profit. For decades, U.S. policy has promoted polluting ...

(CNN) — The Trump administration announced its intent to roll back major climate policies Wednesday, including rules that target pollution from vehicles and power plants, in a major blow to America’s ...

A recent state court decision could transform how animal agriculture is regulated in Michigan, and potentially influence how other state and federal regulators oversee the industry’s mammoth waste ...

PARK COUNTY — Polluted water leaking from thousands of abandoned mines in Colorado’s mountains is turning wetlands orange and dumping toxic dissolved metals in the headwaters of many of the state’s ...

Scientists say microplastics can absorb other pollutants such as PFAS and heavy metals, which may increase health risks for ...

COLDWATER — Scientists from Progressive Companies told the Coldwater City Council Monday night that a 35% increase in heavier storms and a 14% increase in total precipitation since 1951 have increased ...

The downtown skyline of Des Moines is seen in the background of the Des Moines River. Credit: Phil Roeder/CC BY 2.0 Des Moines, Iowa, is a sprawling metro area of 740,000 people surrounded by ...