Gov. Kathy Hochul says a new nuclear power plant would help the state meet rising electricity demand. Residents are worried about the environmental and economic fallout.

By Lauren Dalban

Schuyler County in New York is home to a bucolic state park, an automobile race track and one day—if Judy McKinney Cherry has her way—a nuclear power plant.

Upstate New York Communities Eye Nuclear Power

Bills in four states require state environmental regulations to show “direct causal link” to “manifest bodily harm,” not just increased risk of disease. Scientists say that’s all but impossible.

By Dennis Pillion

A series of Republican state legislatures are advancing, or have already passed, laws severely limiting the ability of state agencies to set environmental regulations, despite warnings from the scientific community that such measures could increase risk of serious health problems, including cancers.

‘Sound Science’ Bills Limiting State Environmental Regulations Set ‘Insurmountable Burden of Proof,’ Scientists Say

It smells like rotten eggs, releases toxic gases, endangers sea life and scuttles vacations. Scientists, startups and communities are trying to figure out what to do with it all.

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Aynsley O’Neill with Inside Climate News’ Teresa Tomassoni.

Why Beaches Are Swamped With Sargassum, the Stinky Seaweed Menace