On Wednesday night, more than 100 first-year Harvard law students gathered at a restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a reception hosted by the corporate law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. The opulent affair, replete with lobsters for…

California is one giant experiment in combating climate change. The state is trying all sorts of policies to choke off emissions in time to hit a series of ambitious, self-imposed goals. If it is successful, the other 49 states will…

The roughly 6,900 toxic-containing wastewater discharges along the Ohio River are mapped out, including how much they spew annually. But public records only tell part of the story.  The post We Mapped the Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along the Ohio River. Here’s…

The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river or carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution. The post Whose Job Is it to Reduce Toxic Mercury in…

Republicans are pushing for looser regulations on conventional oil and gas drillers, who generally run small operations and work with relatively shallow wells. The post Wolf Says Despite GOP Compromise, Drilling Bill Poses Too Much Environmental Risk appeared first on…

The department says the company continuously failed to correct issues caused by faulty well construction nine years ago. The post DEP Orders Range Resources to Clean Up its Act on Well That Had Garnered a Then-Record $8.9 Million Fine appeared…