Vast majority of litter removed from streams is plastic: Study
Sep 30, 2025, 6:35 am By EHN Curators
A three-year study recently published in the journal Community Science finds that about 96% of…University of Chicago researchers develop new and highly sensitive test for PFAS, or "forever chemicals"
Sep 30, 2025, 6:27 am By EHN Curators
Researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have devised a new method…Maryland redrew an environmental justice map; polluted communities feel left out
Sep 30, 2025, 6:22 am By EHN Curators
A state map showing “environmental justice” communities is back online, after a Trump…Industry, environmental groups spar over California bill to ban PFAS in cookware
Sep 30, 2025, 6:14 am By EHN Curators
As US states increasingly pass laws to limit PFAS chemicals in consumer products, a debate is…Kabul's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water queues
Sep 29, 2025, 12:15 pm By EHN Curators
Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a…What do fens do? Make peat, store water and help combat climate change
Sep 29, 2025, 12:09 pm By EHN Curators
High in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, scientists and conservationists are working to restore rare…Climate change and pollution threaten Europe's resources, EU warns
Sep 29, 2025, 11:57 am By EHN Curators
Climate change and environmental degradation pose a direct threat to the natural resources that…Are Democrats bending to Trump’s clean energy crackdown? New York is a test case
Sep 29, 2025, 11:52 am By EHN Curators
New York’s reconsideration of a long-contested natural gas pipeline signals how Democratic…Report warns excess fertilizer on Wisconsin farms threatens public health and water safety
Sep 29, 2025, 11:49 am By EHN Curators
A new report finds Wisconsin farms applied 16 million pounds more nitrogen than needed in 2022,…Toxic harvest: Hazardous pesticides harm food production, exports
Sep 29, 2025, 11:46 am By EHN Curators
Nigeria's crop fields may look lush, but beneath the green cover is a terrifying truth: deadly…RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he’s part of an administration embracing it
Sep 29, 2025, 11:40 am By EHN Curators
Microplastics are turning up everywhere from human blood to the brain, yet the Trump administration,…The long quest to uncover a sea star killing bacteria
Sep 29, 2025, 11:30 am By EHN Curators
Scientists say they’ve found the cause of a marine epidemic more than 10 years after it started.…Class: Plastics, microplastics, and human health
Sep 29, 2025, 10:00 am By Sarah Howard
This 7 week online course begins Oct. 8 and is sponsored by The Physician and Scientist Network…Watershed mapping project shows rapid loss of forests, offers new view of Va.’s changing landscapes
Sep 29, 2025, 7:10 am By EHN Curators
The Chesapeake Bay Program’s land use and land cover change mapping project compares the landscape…DOE climate report could create problems for EPA
Sep 29, 2025, 7:02 am By EHN Curators
The agency may need to ditch its scientific justification for repealing the endangerment finding…Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
Sep 29, 2025, 6:49 am By EHN Curators
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate…Noise, smoke from LNG Canada plagues residents of Kitimat, B.C.
Sep 29, 2025, 6:40 am By EHN Curators
Residents near LNG Canada in Kitimat, B.C., say the constant noise and toxic smoke is ‘hell’ —…Waiting for updates on PFAS remediation, Merrimack, NH, strives to keep contaminated dirt contained
Sep 29, 2025, 6:28 am By EHN Curators
In the greater Merrimack area, where toxic forever chemicals are concentrated throughout the soil…Living with the legacy of France's nuclear weapons testing
Sep 29, 2025, 6:12 am By EHN Curators
France tested nuclear weapons for 30 years in the Pacific. The people of French Polynesia bore the…Microplastics could be weakening your bones, research suggests
Sep 29, 2025, 6:02 am By EHN Curators
The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can…
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