Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment.

The global demand for palm oil—the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick—is driving worldwide tropical deforestation.

The Environmental Integrity Project, Waterkeeper Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity today sent to EPA a notice of intent to sue the agency for its failure to implement a key requirement of the federal Clean Water Act: issuing national reports on water quality.

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation) of Boulder, Colorado, to develop an instrument to monitor air quality and provide information about the impact of air pollutants on Earth for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.

A week of negotiations in Ottawa has ended, failing to sufficiently advance the plastics treaty ahead of the final talks later this year.

On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a ban on most uses of methylene chloride, an extremely toxic chemical.

In recognition of Earth Month 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) celebrated several recent actions to advance climate goals through historic investments in infrastructure.

European truckmakers’ emissions are 50% higher than what they report to investors, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows.

Responding to opposition from the Navajo Nation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied a preliminary permit application for the Big Canyon pumped storage project on the Little Colorado River near Grand Canyon National Park.

The Environmental Protection Agency released new pollution standards for power plants, addressing one of the largest sources of carbon, air and water pollution in the nation. These four separate EPA rules cover: carbon emissions, toxic air pollution, coal ash, and wastewater discharges into waterways.

Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi ruled this week that the National Marine Fisheries Service (Fisheries Service) failed to meet its legal obligation to rebuild the U.S. West Coast Pacific sardine population, which has been mismanaged for more than a decade and remains well below healthy population levels.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is announcing $148 million in grants to 11 states and Puerto Rico under the first round of a new $400 million program to improve air quality and reduce pollution for truck drivers, port workers and families that live in communities surrounding ports.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has approved emergency use of a bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide on up to 75,000 acres of Florida citrus crops, including oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons and limes.

The Department of the Interior recently announced more than $70 million for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation’s rivers and streams.

A collaboration with NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HeatRisk provides information and guidance for those who are particularly vulnerable to heat and may need to take extra precautions for their health when the temperature rises.

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking another step in its efforts to protect people from the health risks posed by exposure to “forever chemicals” in communities across the country.

More than 25 organizations urged the U.S. State Department to stop imports of avocados linked to recent deforestation in Mexico. Most of the deforestation is happening illegally, some imperils monarch butterfly habitat, and it all undermines international pledges made by both countries to halt deforestation.

The number of industrial chemicals scrutinised under the EU’s chemicals legislation to determine their safety has increased substantially. Authorities now have much better knowledge about the hazardous properties of chemicals that are used across the EU, resulting in many actions to minimise and control the risks of several groups of substances.

The Department of the Interior on April announced the expansion of four existing national wildlife refuges, which will allow for the voluntary conservation of up to 1.13 million acres of wildlife habitat in New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas.

Charging is perceived as one of the biggest barriers to people switching to electric vehicles, but the picture is improving fast, new analysis shows.