Environmental groups say they are preparing for a major legal showdown over sweeping efforts to sidestep federal regulations ...

The Clean Air Act (CAA) passed in 1970, enshrining the "right of Americans to breathable air" and empowering the n ...

The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to ...

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

In general, U.S. environmental laws do not prevent the EPA from weakening protection standards. But merely announcing the agency’s intention to do something doesn’t make it so.

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

The high court this week will hear arguments on whether opponents have standing to challenge the state’s right to set tough ...

Cigar bars are legal in many states, and a supporter representing the hospitality industry said the lack of an exemption here ...

I was reading about the history of Earth Day. It is odd to think that this annual April 22 activity has been around for 55 years, and the majority of Americans were not even alive when it became a ...

While the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections, Connecticut has a choice: we can follow them into ...

Following an order from President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency gave dozens of coal plants an extra two ...