It's been a month since a massive fire at a former plastics recycling facility spewed plumes of black smoke and debris into the skies above Richmond, Ind., and neighboring communities. The city's mayor Thursday issued a status update on the cleanup effort.

The EPA proposed the first federal limits for the toxic “forever chemicals.” If they take effect, they would mean big changes for Ohio’s water utilities.

Some of the toxic waste from the East Palestine derailment cleanup will go to sites in Ohio and Indiana after the United States Environmental Protection Agency paused shipments heading to Michigan and Texas to allow for more oversight measures.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants.

Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this week on a case that could severely curtail the E.P.A.’s ability to address climate change. We discuss that and an exhaustive report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on climate change that among other findings, said that as climate change worsens, humanity risks running into hard limits on our ability to cope.

The outcome of the case could also hamstring the authority of all agencies, from the EPA to the Securities and Exchange Commission to Federal Reserve Board.

Earlier this month, four injured manatee calves were flown to the zoo to free up space at SeaWorld's Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Florida. The transfer speaks to a larger problem plaguing the manatee population in the Sunshine State.

For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA has added a chemical to its list of hazardous air pollutants. We take a look at how the EPA came to make that decision, where the agency gets the legal authority to make new regulations and the modern impacts of air pollution.

For the first time in over 30 years, the EPA has added a chemical to its list of hazardous air pollutants. We take a look at how the EPA came to make that decision, where the agency gets the legal authority to make new regulations and the modern impacts of air pollution.

Akron has brought online a groundbreaking 65-million dollar water treatment facility intended to cut down on the amount of untreated waste ending up in the Cuyahoga River.

Cuyahoga County’s lakefront is now a water trail, as designated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in a ceremony Friday. The trail stretches from Huntington Beach in Bay Village to Sims Park in Euclid.