BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

Scientists say ultrafine particles in cruise ship emissions associated with reduced ability to resist common viruses.

Malaysia has declared an emergency in a town in Sarawak state due to severe air pollution linked to fires in Indonesia.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation fired an employee after he reportedly refused to follow a directive meant to control his […]

The drying of the Great Salt Lake is now releasing toxic dust into the air that Utahns breathe every single day.

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

An analysis of the chemical content of personal care and cleaning products published in Environment and Health found that 98% of the products contained […]

Legislation is being introduced at a record pace as growing public opposition to data centers drives more proposals to restrict the tech giants.

From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to […]

The climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts say.

The rush to blame climate change for every disaster may be making it harder to explain what is actually happening.

From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations.

Iowa Environmental Council’s 2026 report on Iowa’s electric generation shows a “reversal” in progress toward renewable sources. 

Brown University researchers found that a small amount of testimony from fossil fuel lobbyists opposing polluter pay laws has had greater power than massive […]

August’s deadly floods remind us: The developed countries that caused the climate crisis bear responsibility and a debt of justice.

Climate change will increasingly be a factor in holiday cooking, with extreme heat, droughts and deluges, and other weather affecting agricultural production.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is the first Democrat targeted by the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, which has notched wins against clean energy foes in GOP […]

Crop-residue burning contributes substantially to black carbon levels in North India, especially during the post-monsoon season.

Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a billion dollar plan to clean it up.

Data centers have emerged as a central battleground in the 2026 midterm elections. As they have, a Columbus man has spent many months traveling the country […]

Plastic-free, ethical leather alternatives that perform like the real thing are hard to make. Researchers may have cracked the code to produce such materials […]

This time, the U.S. Department of Defense is telling lawmakers ahead of time that it plans to push back the forever chemical cleanup timelines.

Wisconsin-based cheese company Sargento is hoping to update the processed classic to reflect how consumers are eating today.

Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act has been upheld by a federal court following the first constitutional challenge to a state […]

Colorado wildlife managers have failed to be forthright in citing a key reason for adverse conditions for bears: global warming.

The Front Range has struggled for years to keep ozone pollution within federally recommend limits.

Europe, the fastest warming continent, is hotter and drier than ever — and it is having an impact on the Grand Tour season

Local communities in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan are turning to the Indigenous practice of glacier grafting as water shortages take hold.

The current El Nino could end up being the strongest since records began 40 years ago, the UN warns. It says the phenomenon is being "supersized" thanks to […]

Climate change and the transition to net zero are reshaping the macroeconomy, with important implications for monetary policymakers’ core price-stability […]

As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they're straining power grids, draining water supplies, and reshaping the land and air around them.