Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to the American Gulf Coast.
Environment
Biden Moves To Have U.S. Rejoin Climate Accord
President Biden signed an executive order to have the country reenter the Paris Climate Agreement, less than four months after formally withdrawing.
Pandemic Drastically Cut Emissions From Cars. The Lone Exception? SUVs
In rich countries, every sector of the economy reduced its contribution to climate change last year — with one big gas-guzzling exception.
Toxic Pesticide Faces New Scrutiny From Biden Administration
President Biden's wave of executive actions includes an order to reexamine one controversial, but widely used, pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration kept it on the market.
Biden To Move Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks
President Biden has set his sights on more than 100 Trump administration environmental rollbacks as well as plans to rejoin the international climate accord.
Massachusetts Voters Share Their Hopes For New Administration
Some Massachusetts voters hope that the Biden administration will do better on protecting the environment and managing the pandemic. But some say they fear President Biden may be too moderate.
Biden's Plan To Undo Trump's Last-Minute Deregulatory Spree & Enact A Climate Agenda
Trump called climate change a hoax. Biden calls it an existential threat. Washington Post journalist Juliet Eilperin talks about how Biden might reverse some of his predecessor's policies.
Climate Change Concerns Prompt Americans To Consider Relocating
As climate impacts worsen, some people are moving to other parts of the country that they hope won't suffer as much. Town planners in New Hampshire are already preparing for a possible influx.
Union Pushing Keystone XL Faces Racial Discrimination Suit
Pipeliners Local 798, which represents thousands of workers on projects across the country, has a history of racism and faces new allegations it discriminated against Black members.
Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air?
Journalist Beth Gardiner and activist Yvette Arellano explain the long-term health effects of air pollution. Yvette lives in a Houston neighborhood near the largest petrochemical complex in the U.S.