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House Republicans and Democrats have released two dueling visions for the farm bill, the massive $1.5 trillion omnibus that underpins the U.S. food...
The federal government should take legal action against the petroleum industry, as it once did against Big Tobacco, a former federal litigator told...
Climate change is pushing some New York City neighborhoods into dozens of nearly daylong blackouts per year, a new study has found. Large swaths of...
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State troopers in riot gear moved on Monday afternoon to clear out students attempting to occupy a quad at the University of Texas at Austin. Dozens...
Prehistoric humans are often believed to have largely eaten meat — to the extent that proponents of many modern low-carb diets portray them as...
Millions of health care workers around the globe are calling for world governments to put significant limits on the plastics industry. Representatives...
Democratic senators are calling on the Biden administration to push for an ambitious deal at the pivotal United Nations talks on plastic pollution now...
AUSTIN — The day after 57 people were arrested during protests on the University of Texas at Austin campus, students are divided over the police...
After Texas state troopers arrested more than 50 people at a University of Texas at Austin protest this week, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is facing...
A single hurricane barreling into New England forests can undo decades of carbon storage, a new study has found. As climate change heats oceans and...
In his campaign to block a Houston-area guaranteed basic income program, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is betting that third time’s the...
As both plastics pollution and concerns over its impacts on the environment and the human body grow, world governments, environmental groups and the...
With its nation-leading renewables fleet and oil and gas industry, Texas is poised to dominate what boosters hope will be America’s next great...
There is good reason to believe fish, amphibians, molluscs and insects are sentient, according to a new declaration signed by three dozen scientists....
Is it a violation of the Texas Constitution for a city to give money to its low-income residents? On Thursday, a Texas state court judge answered with...
Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government. The...
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Low-income urban residents get rats and pigeons. But when the wealthy move in, they get species like rabbits and flying squirrels. As gentrification...
A new form of zero-carbon, on-demand energy could help bring stability to the grid with support on both sides of the aisle — if the diverse...
When the federal government locks migrants up, it’s responsible for them — whether or not they’ve been formally processed, a federal judge found...
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Climate change and generations of US housing and development policy are making homes, neighborhoods, and entire municipalities riskier to insure,...
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is investigating a major supplier of aerospace company Boeing, whose flagship 737 MAX aircraft has been linked...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will have to pay just under $300,000 in a deal that keeps him out of federal court. The deal — which also...
Iowa's food landscape can become like Italy's — if the “barons” who captured the American farmstand can be defeated, a new book argues. Barons,...
Advances in oil and gas drilling have cut costs for a form of clean power that could help replace fossil fuels, according to the Department of Energy....
Local officials across Texas are anxiously waiting to see whether the state's harsh new immigration law will take effect — and how it will impact...
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Texas’s public schools are pulling out billions of dollars that had been invested with asset manager BlackRock — a firm the state accused of...
"Forever chemicals" are everywhere — but there are significant steps consumers can take to protect themselves against the toxic substances, leading...
Texas faces a brutal climate and development paradox heading deeper into the 21st century, a state climate scientist said. “Everything is bigger in...
The leader of Amazon's sole successful unionization effort said on Monday that American workers can't rely on the Democratic Party to secure better...
A leader of the Working Family Party argued on Monday that Democratic leaders are missing a key opportunity by ignoring demands from their base to...
Autonomous car companies need to do a better job of working with cities to avoid costly failures, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said Monday. Watson added...
Many of the underground water stores often critical to life in Texas, where rain is rare and the sun beats out of a pitiless sky, are running dry. ...
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story The Biden-Trump matchup is already roiling...
An attempt by Texas's top Republican officials to purge the party of the incumbents who defied them made significant ground in Tuesday's primary....
Rep. Colin Allred (D) will lead Texas Democrats in their November attempt to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R). Allred was projected to beat his more...
Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a new study has found. Once there, these...
Texas conservatives, led by Gov. Greg Abbott, are seeking to cement control of the state government by trying to purge rural legislators who have...
A federal district judge on Thursday dismissed a Texas law that would have made it a state crime to enter illegally. In effect, Senate Bill 4 was a...
The world isn't on track to meet its climate goals — and it's the public's fault, a leading oil company CEO told journalists. Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO...
Worried about plastic pollution in your tap water? Try boiling in it, a new study suggests. Boiling tap water can destroy at least 80 percent of three...
Plastics, pesticides and forever chemicals are exposing billions of people around the world to pernicious and dangerous health effects, a new report...
A majority of workers at the largest Mercedes-Benz plant in the U.S. have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The announcement marks another...
Forget spring: This week, much of the interior U.S. is getting a sneak preview of summer. A wave of unusual high temperatures — often 30 to 40...
Many of the largest U.S. banks and asset managers are retreating from their climate commitments amid rising federal scrutiny and an assault on...
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