Pollution

"Negotiations on a future global treaty to tackle soaring plastic pollution ran overtime into Tuesday morning amid tense debates over whether the world should seek to limit the amount of plastic being made. As the week-long talks in the Canadian capital of Ottawa ended before dawn, countries agreed to continue their work in ad hoc meetings before the final summit starting Nov. 25 in Busan, South Korea."

"Excessive levels of PFAS have been detected at 80 percent of active and decommissioned military bases."

"Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40% in 15 years – in an attempt to protect human health and the environment."

"New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research."

"Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis."

"The polarization of politics means that rules are imposed, gutted and restored with each election. Experts say that’s bad for the economy."

"Following the death of a grandfather, Crimson Oak Grove Resources has left a community afraid for their homes and lives. An expert warns one resident may need to evacuate her home while she still can."

"The Biden administration hopes its new rules will withstand an onslaught of legal and political opposition."

"Federal regulators have discovered fragments of bird flu virus in roughly 20 percent of retail milk samples tested in a nationally representative study, the Food and Drug Administration said in an online update on Thursday." "There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may be widespread."