Overshadowed by ‘forever chemicals,’ PCBs remain a toxic threat to Chesapeake waters
Feb 17, 2026, 6:41 am By EHN Curators
Before the public learned about PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals,” there were other toxic…Trump says FEMA will play ‘key role’ in coordinating response to Potomac sewage spill
Feb 17, 2026, 6:33 am By EHN Curators
The collapse of a Maryland sewer line caused more than 200 million gallons of wastewater to overflow…Indian Health Service to end use of mercury dental fillings
Feb 17, 2026, 6:16 am By EHN CuratorsThe federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay…Trump’s coal revival keeps Michigan plant open at high cost to residents
Feb 16, 2026, 2:35 pm By EHN Curators
Critics say the move to prop up aging coal facilities could lead to dozens of premature deaths…Meet the Inuit scientist kayaking around Greenland to highlight just how far microplastics travel
Feb 16, 2026, 2:31 pm By EHN Curators
One scientist is on a mission to reveal the far-reaching spread of microplastics after kayaking…A new electronic nose’ measures methane ... on the cow
Feb 16, 2026, 2:29 pm By EHN Curators
Most existing sensors struggle to isolate methane in the very noisy chemical landscape of a cattle…Federal climate rollback raises new risks for Wisconsin’s energy future
Feb 16, 2026, 2:27 pm By EHN Curators
The EPA's climate rollback comes just as Wisconsin communities, farms and businesses invest in clean…Pennsylvania spent big on a 'petrochemical renaissance.' It never arrived
Feb 16, 2026, 2:22 pm By EHN Curators
Visions of a booming hub that would bring jobs and prosperity to Appalachia faded, but the plastic…Do you live near a refinery that uses hydrogen fluoride?
Feb 16, 2026, 2:17 pm By EHN Curators
Use Public Health Watch's interactive map to learn about the 40 refineries that use the potentially…Workers' comp didn't cover a New Mexico firefighter's cancer — a new bill would change that
Feb 16, 2026, 2:15 pm By EHN Curators
A bill in the New Mexico state Legislature would greatly expand the list of cancers that workers'…‘Alarming’ levels of PFAS from Pittsburgh International Airport polluting Montour Run
Feb 16, 2026, 1:40 pm By EHN Curators
High levels of toxic 'forever chemicals' in the airport’s stormwater are being discharged into…US takes aim at UN climate proposal
Feb 16, 2026, 7:04 am By EHN CuratorsThe Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw…South Carolina lawmakers take a pass on regulating forever chemicals
Feb 16, 2026, 7:02 am By EHN Curators
The South Carolina legislature has made only tentative steps to address the growing threat of…A Florida ocean current’s strength is a key climate barometer
Feb 16, 2026, 6:56 am By EHN Curators
It’s part of the scenario in “The Day After Tomorrow,” but scientists differ over whether or…NM environment officials issue nearly $16 million fines to Los Alamos National Lab over legacy waste
Feb 16, 2026, 6:51 am By EHN Curators
A broad category of hazardous waste from activities dating from the 1940s to the 1990s is scattered…Notoriously hazardous South L.A. oil wells finally plugged after decades of community pressure
Feb 16, 2026, 6:45 am By EHN CuratorsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that state oil and gas regulators have permanently…Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA's greenhouse gas regulation rollback
Feb 15, 2026, 4:42 pm By EHN Curators
Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA's greenhouse gas regulation rollback as advocates warn…Michigan sues fossil fuel companies while Alberta protects them
Feb 15, 2026, 4:40 pm By EHN Curators
While Michigan lawmakers are taking fossil fuel companies to court for delaying the green…Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas…
Feb 15, 2026, 4:18 pm By EHN Curators
Yet again, heat pumps were the most-shipped heating appliance in the U.S. And experts say the…Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
Feb 15, 2026, 4:12 pm By EHN Curators
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data…
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