Words matter. Sometimes comforting words obscure unfortunate realities. It can be harmful when words unintentionally diminish the impact of what we allow to be done to our environment and how it ...

In his ongoing quest to dismantle his predecessor’s signature achievements, President Trump is threatening to repeal the Clean Power Plan. On its face, the news is discouraging: The law’s ...

Comments submitted to the Department of Labor by experts with Morningstar warn the loose use of the term “clean shares” could jeopardize fiduciary compliance. “As we argued in our comment letter, ...

President Obama wants 80 percent of the nation's electricity to come from clean energy sources by 2035. Achieving this, he says, will take a mix of solar, wind, nuclear, and even fossil fuels like ...

What does the definition of clean mean in terms of produce? Depending on your definition, the meaning can vary. For many people, clean food implies it was washed prior to eating. Dirt or chemicals on ...

The federal government has narrowed the “waters of the U.S.” definition, potentially triggering a new legal battle over whether it’s scaled back Clean Water Act enforcement too far, experts say. Legal ...

When demand for “clean label” first burst on the scene several years ago, it was all about removing “chemical-sounding,” “unnatural” and unnecessary ingredients from products, but as shoppers learn ...

This story was originally published by The Guardianand is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The scope of a landmark law to protect America’s waterways has been shrunk by the U ...

Federal protections for many of the nation's waterways and wetlands may be going away. Yesterday, the Trump administration proposed a new definition for what waters fall under the Clean Water Act.