FEMA doubles down on its decision to not test soil as part of wildfire cleanup
FEMA is doubling down on its decision to not test soil after cleanup of toxic wildfire ash and debris in Los Angeles County, ...
Commissioners await Abbott decision on PFAS emergency declaration request
Johnson County commissioners remain hopeful of Gov. Greg Abbott’s help in assisting Johnson County to address the threat of PFAS biosolid contamination, an issue other local and state officials have ...
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Texas county declares an emergency over toxic fertilizer
A Texas county is taking steps to declare a state of emergency and seek federal assistance over farmland contaminated with ...
Let's work together to keep Baltimore free of air pollution
Baltimore is plagued by a silent killer: air pollution. But there actions we can all take to improve the situation, writes.
As Trump administration reforms the EPA, cleanups of America’s most toxic sites are uncertain
For nearly 100 years, the former Exide plant melted lead-acid car batteries that polluted properties in the mostly Latino ...
Letters to the Editor: If California wants more debris cleanup than the feds offer, who pays?
California might want more debris and toxin removal than the federal government says is necessary. Who should pay?
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Scientists make disturbing discovery about the health impacts of microplastics — here's what you need to know
Microplastics have become a global threat that has the potential to disrupt human health on a massive scale. Scientists make ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their services were no longer needed.
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Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state policymake ...