North Carolina’s Iconic College Town Struggles to Redevelop a Toxic Coal Ash Mound Chapel Hill officials envision an office park, perhaps, with trails. But some community members and lawyers say a few feet of clean fill can’t protect against chemicals linked to serious illnesses. By Lisa Sorg
In New Mexico, a Walk Commemorates the Nuclear Disaster Few Outside the Navajo Nation Remember By Noel Lyn Smith
Louisiana’s ‘Business-Friendly’ Climate Response: Canceled Home Insurance Plans By Terry L. Jones, Floodlight
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin By Martha Pskowski, Jenaye Johnson
Montana Is a Frontier for Deep Carbon Storage, and the Controversies Surrounding the Potential Climate Solution By Najifa Farhat
In Alabama’s Bald Eagle Territory, Residents Say an Unexpected Mining Operation Emerged as Independence Day Unfolded By Lee Hedgepeth
Tribes and Environmentalists Press Arizona and Federal Officials to Stop Uranium Mining Near the Grand Canyon By Noel Lyn Smith
New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It By Peter Mantius
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told By Katie Surma
Following Cancer Alley Decision, States Pit Themselves Against Environmental Justice Efforts Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate By Nicholas Kusnetz, Najifa Farhat
UN Expert on Climate Change and Human Rights Sees ‘Crucial and Urgent Demand’ to Clarify Governments’ Obligations By Katie Surma