Environmental Health

"Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste."

"‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction"

"Record-breaking sand and dust storms battered parts of China and the U.S.-Mexico border ​region during 2025, disrupting transport, damaging health and ‌the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday."

"Large concentrated hog farms that send manure contamination into local waterways not only impact human health but threaten the existence of more than a dozen endangered species, according to a new study."

"New York’s attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products."

"Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool."

"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."

"The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks." "The administration said the technical changes are expected to allow for more flexibility for truck companies, when compared to a Biden-era rule."

"An intensifying El Nino, nature’s heat-releasing thermostat that spikes global temperatures, is heading to historically strong levels, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday."

"Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a flurry of controversial approvals."