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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from canceling $600 million in environmental justice grants aimed at helping underserved communities reduce pollution.Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.In short: The grants stem from the 2022 Inflation…

Crops around the world are failing as heat waves grow more frequent, and scientists are racing to reengineer plants so they can survive future extremes.Rebecca Dzombak reports for The New York Times.In short:Researchers are studying genetic adaptations from…

The U.S. keeps recognizing the climate crisis but can't seem to commit to a plan that survives the next election.Zack Colman, Benjamin Storrow, and Annie Snider report for Politico.In short:The Trump administration has dismantled Biden-era power plant rules…

A coordinated U.S. campaign led by MAGA-aligned groups and officials is pressuring the European Union to roll back climate and human rights regulations targeting large corporations.Sam Bright reports for DeSmog.In short:Right-wing U.S. think tanks like the…

A record-setting May heatwave in Iceland and Greenland was made roughly 3°C hotter by human-caused climate change, according to new research.Euronews reports.In short:Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group found that climate change intensified…

A recent study found that Colorado children who’d been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia were more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development, including both conventional and fracking wells, than healthy children throughout the…

This June 24, 2025 webinar features Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Agency Science Advisor, who will discuss current proposals for changes at ORD and…

La minera Yanacocha solo recuperó una tercera parte del mercurio que se derramó en Choropampa en el año 2000. A 25 años del desastre, las víctimas siguen sin justicia, atrapadas entre dos sistemas que les niegan respuestas.

About a year ago, while scrolling on Facebook, retired NBC reporter Brian Thompson saw something that shook him. A woman named Sherri Lilienfeld shared photos of her front lawn covered in at least two inches of what, at first glance, looked like pristine white…

The Agents of Change program, a partnership between EHN and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, is excited to announce the Agents of Change Fellows in Residence Program.During this past year we have been reflecting on our accomplishments with…

France’s nuclear agency spent more than €90,000 on a public relations campaign to counter research suggesting its tests in French Polynesia exposed far more people to radiation than officially acknowledged.Jon Henley reports for The Guardian.In…

A group of 22 young Americans is suing the Trump administration, claiming its fossil fuel expansion policies violate their constitutional rights to life and liberty.Dharna Noor reports for The Guardian.In short:The lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of…

A recent article published in Nature Medicine highlights the ubiquitous presence of synthetic chemicals in the global food supply and emphasizes the need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system. In short: The industrial global food system relies…

Residents near a shuttered chemical plant in westside Indianapolis are facing the lingering health effects of decades of pollution, even as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares to launch a new groundwater cleanup effort.Sophie Hartley reports for…

PITTSBURGH — EHN reporters Cami Ferrell and Kristina Marusic won four 2025 Golden Quill awards for their reporting on hydrogen energy and chemical recycling.The Golden Quills competition, held by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, honors excellence in…