America’s Lead Poisoning Problem Is Everywhere
Flint, Michigan, may be in the spotlight for the state of emergency due to lead-contaminated water, but they aren't the only city dealing with lead poisoning.
Meat industry, Tyson foods linked to largest toxic dead zone in US history
“Americans should not have to choose between producing food and having healthy clean water.”
California puts forth plan to phase out sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The plan would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in California be either battery- or hydrogen-powered by 2026, which would push the state towards its goal.
Walking in an Oven World
It’s a scary world to walk through when you realize that the enemy is us.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
20 fossil fuel companies are responsible for a third of carbon emissions
"The great tragedy of the climate crisis is that seven and a half billion people must pay the price – in the form of a degraded planet – so that a couple of dozen polluting interests can continue to make record profits."
Algae vs. the sanitation crisis: How a rural South African town is cleaning wastewater...
A low-cost, climate-resilient solution using microalgae offers hope for clean water in underserved communities across Africa.
Where does all the radioactive fracking waste go?
A year-long investigation finds a major West Texas disposal site with a patchy record is also importing radioactive oilfield waste from abroad.
How Indigenous peoples won a landmark victory protecting the Amazon from oil drilling
The Waorani people of Ecuador won a historic lawsuit to save their homes – and the planet – from destruction.
Scientists completed a toxicity report on this forever chemical. The EPA hasn’t released It.
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.