Environmental Policies

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald...

Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond....

EPA tells more than 1,000 they could be fired ‘immediately’

The Trump administration has warned more than 1,100 Environmental Protection Agency employees who work on climate change, reducing air pollution,...

Efficiency tax credits helped 350,000 new homes be more energy efficient in 2023

Tax credits that help cover the added up-front costs to developers who build energy efficient new homes are saving energy...

The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn’t help farms or LA

LOS ANGELES — Days after President Trump startled some of his most ardent supporters in California’s San Joaquin Valley by...

How solar and sheep can support each other

Innovative methods in agrivoltaics are finding ways to integrate solar into agricultural lands, while preserving and even enhancing agricultural productivity. ...

WA governor orders team to study data centers’ energy, tax, jobs impact

Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by...

Gulf gets an unusual visit from two right whales

As frigid temperatures continue in the Northeast, who wouldn’t want to take a trip to the balmy shores of the...

Left: The Saw Kill Creek dam in Red Hook, New York. Right: A glass eel found in the nearby Quassaick Creek.

How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers

The glass eels, 3 inches long with skin so translucent it reveals the beating of their tiny hearts, writhe with...