Isabelle Chapman

Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of years of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.

Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.

A CNN review of OceanGate’s marketing material, public statements made by its CEO and court records show that even as the company touted a commitment to safety measures, it rejected industry standards that would have imposed greater scrutiny on its operations and vessels.

As many American women reckon with the sudden loss of their constitutional right to abortion, conservatives have floated an alternative they say makes abortion less necessary: safe haven laws. But women rarely use them.

Hundreds of these coal waste sites dot the country. Forty or fewer have a protective liner to keep their contents contained, and more than 200 have been shown to contaminate groundwater with toxic substances at levels that exceed federal safety standards.

Alabama’s largest utility plans to bury a heap of toxic coal waste in one of North America’s most biodiverse river systems. Experts say it will put one of the nation’s most pristine wetlands at risk.

Pollution from food production in the United States is linked to an estimated 15,900 air quality-related deaths each year, with 12,700 linked to animal-based food production, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

The homes of wealthy Americans generate around 25% more greenhouse gases compared to lower-income residences, mostly because of their larger size, a new study found.

Communities of color in the US are feeling the effects of environmental injustice, but advocates say it hasn’t always captured the same public outrage as other forms of systemic racism.

As multiple fires rage across California, the role firefighting inmates play is coming under renewed scrutiny. Despite their extensive training and heroic efforts in times of crisis, these men and women are often denied roles in fire departments after they’re released because of their felony records.

Rep. Jessica Farrar knows her bill isn’t going to get very far. But she proposed it last week to make a point.