After more than five hours of public testimony and technical briefings, the San Antonio City Council voted down two developer-backed items that would have allowed creation of Bexar County Municipal Utility District No. 2 (the Guadalupe Ranch MUD) and an associated development agreement, citing widespread community and scientific concern about water quality in the Helotes Creek/Edwards Aquifer watershed.

The House Environment & Agriculture Committee debated two related bills: HB 14 31 to restrict neonic pesticides and HB 10 86 to ban certain neonic-treated seeds. Supporters cited aquatic and soil harms; seed-industry and growers warned a ban could lead to heavier, less-targeted insecticide use and jeopardize crop stands.

Billings City Council approved Amendment 2 to expand the Lockwood Water & Sewer District boundary to include an 8.5-acre island parcel for a proposed commercial truck wash and required a waiver of the property's right to protest future annexation; the vote passed with one recorded nay and one recusal.

River deltas occupy just 1% of the Earth’s land surface but are home to between 350mn and 500mn people and include 10 of the world’s 34 megacities.

Air Pollutants May Impair Memory And Mood In Children

Council approved ordinances to advance a fee-in-lieu agreement and an amendment to a multi-county industrial park related to Project Quail while residents voiced strong pro and con views about a proposed data-center development, citing jobs, water use, and environmental risks.

Halifax Councillor urges residents to report unauthorized Dartmouth Cove construction, citing environmental risks and legal issues.

Residents near Walton Road told the Goochland County Planning Commission they fear the proposed Virginia Sports Park range would generate hazardous noise, increase traffic and introduce lead into wetlands; speakers urged deferral until a formal noise study, revised traffic analysis and an EPA-certified lead management plan are provided.

As global warming accelerates, about 480 million people in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula face intensifying and in some places unsurvivable heat, as well as drought, famine, and the risk of mass...

Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.

At a Nov. 19 hearing, dozens of residents, environmental advocates and an elected representative urged the Energy and Carbon Management Commission to deny the Sunlight Long oil-and-gas development plan near Aurora Reservoir, citing drinking-water, air-quality and childhood cancer studies; the State Land Board letter said the proposed location is consistent with the Lowry lease and deferred regulatory determinations to ECMC.

Staff urged against approving Cougarland seismic test permit as written, citing truck-route, vibration and parks risks; council voted to have staff and the company meet and return with revisions.

The ECB issued a penalty payment to Spanish bank Abanca for its failure to address an assessment of its climate risks.

After a presentation by Alabama state Rep. Matthew Hammett, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted to send letters opposing proposed Class V/VI CO2 injection wells in neighboring Covington County and to ask federal lobbyists to press the issue with EPA Region 4 and federal lawmakers.

The ECB issued a penalty payment to Spanish bank Abanca for its failure to address an assessment of its climate risks.

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

A neighborhood association told council the Kenilworth Lake dam sustained hurricane damage and presents an immediate flood, environmental and public-safety risk; city staff said the dam is privately owned, inspected by the state in April 2024, and that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the primary regulator and grant source for dam-s

Public commenters—led by Sustainable Sullivan and health experts—urged the Sullivan County Legislature to abandon a proposed incinerator at the former county landfill, citing risks to children's health, dioxin emissions, and potential harm to the county's reputation and economy.

During public comment, Ingrid Hinton (citing EV Fire Safe) warned Skagit County commissioners that a proposed lithium battery facility near Padilla Bay and Viva Farms posed fire and inhalation risks and alleged application irregularities; she cited a Sacramento incident on April 11, 2025 in which firefighters were injured.

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

A recent directive from the U.S. Department of Energy has mandated the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to remain operational through the summer, reversing years of planning and investments in cleaner energy sources and causing significant financial repercussions for Consumers Energy and its customers. The unexpected decision, framed as an "energy emergency," has sparked criticism that it prioritizes the interests of the coal industry over those of Michigan residents, despite the company having already replaced the plant's energy output with renewable resources and the regional grid operator confirming that shutdown would not jeopardize grid stability.

Commissioner McFaul attends D.C. PILT fly-in to secure federal funding for Fremont County.

Community members urge city council to reject costly desalination project for economic reasons.