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Environment & Health
AI Data Centers Are Driving a Surge in “Forever Chemicals,” Research Finds
Calls grow for a global ban on PFAS, which are tied to a range of health issues, including various cancers.
Trump’s EPA Repeals Limits on Power Plants’ Carbon Emissions
The move will likely delay the phaseout of coal and will have significant effects for the nation’s public health.
New Yorkers Defeated a Pipeline Nearly 6 Years Ago — Or So They Thought
The Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline has been fought, defeated, and revived multiple times.
New Cancer Vaccines Are on the Horizon. Disinformation Could Blunt Their Impact.
Doctors and researchers are trying to boost trust in vaccines as the Trump administration peddles falsehoods.
Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence
Indigenous activists and water defenders in Mexico are organizing to combat what they call “signs of planetary death.”
Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open
The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration's use of “energy emergency” powers.
The EPA Is Planning to Scrap Public Review Rules for Data Center Pollution
Americans strongly oppose data centers in their communities. The federal government wants to make them easier to build.
Nurses Across US Demand Hospitals Cut Ties With Palantir, Citing ICE and Gaza
National Nurses United is expanding its campaign against Palantir in a global week of action starting on September 28.
Nepal Leaders Call for $20M Climate Justice Payment After Deadly Glacial Floods
Initial observations of the floods found they were caused by glacial collapse, likely a result of the climate crisis.
Newly Released Records Show Officials Lied About Air Toxins Following 9/11
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unsealed more than 170,000 pages of records as part of a settlement with 9/11 Health Watch.
Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse.
RFK Jr. mocked vaccinations in Lancaster County. Now two are dead of measles, and Pennsylvania’s outbreak is spreading.
25 Years After 9/11 Attacks, New Yorkers Still Struggle With Exposure to Toxins
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is releasing records on the city’s response to 9/11-related air quality and health concerns.
Wildfires Are Sweeping North America. Trump Fired the People Who Fight Them.
As climate change worsens wildfires, a gutted US Forest Service is struggling to keep up.