Environment

California's attorney general is investigating oil and gas companies for allegedly deceiving the public that most plastic can be recycled, citing NPR and PBS Frontline's investigation of the industry.

A sweeping “Connecticut Clean Air Act” passed the Senate on a largely party line vote Tuesday night and was sent to the House.

Cow herd in New England is part of a study looking into different types of seaweeds' ability to reduce methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that cows release in a steady stream of burps.

American Rivers says federal regulators should take strong action in the Kennebec, Union and Penobscot Rivers to restore vital upstream habitats for endangered Atlantic salmon.

The EPA's mobile testing lab will be at New Britain's Museum of American Art on April 21.

Connecticut’s governor said Tuesday that the state may provide supplemental funds to help conservationists purchase a 252-acre Boy Scout camp and keep it out of the hands of developers.

There's concern the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will increase climate warming emissions. But energy experts say the crisis might actually speed up the shift to cleaner energy.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at how humans share space and food (or, mostly, don't share space and food) with the wildlife that lives among us.

The federal district appeals court in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted a decision made last month that had taken the proposed Killingly power plant out of consideration for future power sources in New England.