The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general is investigating whether chief of staff Ryan Jackson was involved in destroying internal documents that should have been retained, according to two people familiar with the matter. The IG’s MORE
Lordstown Motors said it will build the Endurance electric pickup using components licensed from Workhorse. The Endurance is designed for fleet sales, the company said, and is a lightweight, all-wheel drive vehicle with a low center of gravity. MORE
As part of its pre-election platform, Virginia’s Democratic party unanimously endorsed two major progressive environmental resolutions: They voted in favor of setting a target of net-zero carbon emissions for the state by 2050 and they endorsed MORE
Fonda has already been arrested on the last four Fridays and she says she is ready to be arrested “again and again” at least until mid-January, because after that, she is due in Hollywood to MORE
Early Sunday morning, Trump took to Twitter threatening to cut off aid to California for wildfires and attacking Governor Newsom. Governor Newsom offered the perfect response: Trump has threatened to withhold disaster relief from California MORE
A brush fire exploded in Ventura County Thursday night, quickly consuming more than 7,400 acres and burning structures. The blaze, which has been dubbed the Maria fire, broke out atop South Mountain, just south of MORE
The number of anti-climate appointees running federal public lands and environmental policy has become, like a great many alarming situations, unnervingly pedestrian three years into the Trump presidency. Particularly after the brazen grift attempts so MORE
Rex Tillerson, the former chief executive of ExxonMobil and former secretary of state in the Trump administration, has denied in court that the oil and gas giant committed fraud by concealing from investors the true financial impact of MORE
More than 25 million people in California are under red flag warnings as firefighters continue to battle blazes throughout the state.The warnings, which are issued when strong winds, warm temperatures and low humidity combine to increase the MORE
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency due to the effects of unprecedented high-wind events which have resulted in fires and evacuations across the state. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has burned more MORE
Widespread damage across North Texas Monday morning — especially in and around Dallas — after severe weather moved through the area Sunday evening. A tornado touched down in Dallas, causing major damage to homes, businesses, MORE
Two environmental groups say they’ll sue northwest Indiana steel company ArcelorMittal if the government doesn’t make it pay for environmental violations. In August, the company’s Burns Harbor facility discharged excess cyanide and ammonia into the MORE
New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers The Guardian today reveals the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves MORE
A federally sponsored anti-terrorism fusion center in Oregon assisted a taskforce monitoring protest groups organizing against a fossil fuel infrastructure project in the state, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. The Oregon Titan Fusion Center – MORE
In a big F U to the Trump administration, New Mexico and Minnesota will join 10 other states “in adopting both of California’s tough rules on tailpipe emissions and zero-emission vehicles.” At this point, more MORE
After revoking California’s ‘tailpipe waiver,’ the Trump administration has threatened to cut-off highway funds to the state unless they “rapidly address a decades-long backlog of state-level pollution control plans.” Andrew Wheeler, the head of the Environmental MORE
Greta Thunberg spoke to the United Climate Action Summit in New York and the 16 year old activist did not mince any words about the damage we have done to our planet,-. “We are in MORE
Under the Trump administration’s Safer, Affordable, Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule, the Department of Transportation and EPA announced their new policy called, “One National Program Rule,” which grants the federal government sole authority in setting car MORE
While aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, Trump told reporters that the government will have to get involved if San Francisco doesn’t clean up their homeless problem. His new line of attack on the homeless MORE
he Trump administration on Thursday is expected to complete the legal repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation, which had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies. MORE
While most states are embracing green energy plans, Ohio appears to be doing the opposite. A new law props up struggling coal plants and trims support for renewable energy forms. MORE
Because of how shoddy North Dakota’s spill reporting is, and how lax federal regulations are, vested private energy interests were able to report a mere 10 gallons of spilled raw product. MORE
Trump took to Twitter earlier today warning people to be careful because Dorian is now a Category 5 hurricane. No one knows exactly the path the hurricane will take but for some reason, Trump thinks MORE
Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 3 major storm and is still gathering strength as it moves toward Florida, where it could make landfall as soon as late Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. All MORE