Opinion: The mother of all mega-dams is China’s hidden weapon in the Himalayas
Jan 23, 2026, 12:28 pm By EHN Curators
New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s…Interpol-backed operation targets illegal gold mining in Amazon region
Jan 23, 2026, 12:16 pm By EHN CuratorsPolice from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their…New Jersey governor leans on climate funds for ‘affordability’ push
Jan 23, 2026, 12:07 pm By EHN Curators
Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants to tap funds from clean energy programs to offset utility bill increases,…‘An environmental nuclear bomb’: documentary examines fight to save Great Salt Lake
Jan 23, 2026, 11:53 am By EHN Curators
A cautionary new film, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, warns of the devastating…Hearing underscores partisan rift over GOP proposal to loosen chemical safety rules
Jan 23, 2026, 11:36 am By EHN Curators
The deep rift between Democrats and Republicans over the future of the nation’s premier chemical…Trump formally withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
Jan 23, 2026, 11:07 am By EHN Curators
Trump justified withdrawing from the health alliance formed in 1948 based on what he viewed as the…Opinion: Scientific rigour and the dangers of microplastics
Jan 23, 2026, 9:19 am By EHN Curators
Joe Yates, Prof Philip J Landrigan, Prof Jennifer Kirwan and Prof Jamie Davies respond to an article…Regulatory changes help reduce human exposure to toxic flame retardant chemicals
Jan 23, 2026, 7:43 am By Environmental Health Sciences Staff
A new study published in Environmental Pollution draws the connection between California regulations…US Congress set to reject Trump’s sweeping science budget cuts
Jan 23, 2026, 1:10 am By EHN Curators
Lawmakers announce legislation that would actually increase funding for basic research by more than…Which of Trump’s upheavals in U.S. science are likely to stick?
Jan 23, 2026, 12:53 am By EHN Curators
A future president could reverse many changes, but greater White House control of science agencies…As glaciers shrink, Central Asian states find way to share water
Jan 22, 2026, 7:02 pm By EHN Curators
Five Central Asian nations once bickered over the water from regional glaciers. Now, with climate…Warm temperatures hamper snowpack formation in Nevada
Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 pm By EHN Curators
Snowpack in Nevada and the Eastern Sierra – a major source of water for the Truckee River in…‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout
Jan 22, 2026, 6:57 pm By EHN Curators
Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to…US energy secretary calls for doubling global oil output in Davos
Jan 22, 2026, 6:55 pm By EHN Curators
The world needs to more than double oil production, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at…HHS launches cellphone radiation health study to determine safety levels
Jan 22, 2026, 6:49 pm By EHN Curators
A cell phone radiation health study has been launched by the Department of Health and Human Services…WATCH: New studies add to evidence that this pesticide is harming our brains
Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 pm By EHN Curators
Two recent studies add to mounting evidence that the insecticide chlorpyrifos may be harming the…Banned pesticide still exposing Long Beach and port communities to toxic air
Jan 22, 2026, 6:44 pm By EHN CuratorsA highly toxic pesticide outlawed decades ago is still being used across California under federal…Scientists just calculated how many microplastics are in our atmosphere. The number is absolutely shocking
Jan 22, 2026, 6:42 pm By EHN Curators
A new estimate suggests land sources eject 600 quadrillion pieces of microplastic into the…Congress green-lighted billions for EV chargers. Four years later, only 2% is spent.
Jan 22, 2026, 12:09 pm By EHN Curators
President Donald Trump’s spending freeze added a speed bump to the slow rollout of a Biden program…Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Jan 22, 2026, 12:02 pm By EHN Curators
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilized…
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