The planet needed a big win, and from the top to the bottom of the ballot there were a number of crucial victories.

Even while we wait for the final ballots to come in, several key themes are clear.

One legal doctrine that courthouse reporters are eyeing closely is that which currently authorizes the EPA to control greenhouse gas emissions.

A final rule to remove the iconic species from the Endangered Species Act has now been published. Read more about the science and politics of wolf conservation.

Erin Brockovich, E.O. Wilson, Jane Fonda and others deliver important new books addressing the fights against climate change, the extinction crisis and toxic pollution.

The EPA allowed polluters to stop monitoring or even preventing their emissions, and many states followed suit. Here’s what happened — and how to fix it.

With about two months until the 2020 election, our time to reflect on the environment grows short.

Environmental, economic and political forces have converged, threatening to finally upend fossil fuel dominance.

A new report concludes U.S. waters “have insufficient protections for a healthy future,” and that the problem has gotten worse under the Trump administration.

Here’s why the action is so harmful, how it’s possibly illegal, and why it won’t help struggling fishing communities.