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Environment
Four Insights for Radical Organizing From the Mysterious World of Mushrooms
Let’s do mycelial organizing inspired by the underground fungal networks that turn waste and toxicity into new life.
New Report Finds Widespread Toxic Vinyl Chloride Pollution Beyond East Palestine
Vinyl chloride contamination primarily emanates from petrochemical production and waste disposal facilities.
EPA Proposes Major Reforms to Reduce Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities
The new rules could reduce exposed residents’ unacceptable cancer risk by 96 percent.
13 Groups Sue the EPA for Failing to Update Regulations on Water Pollution
Industrial facilities produce millions of pounds of hazardous chemical waste every year and dump it into U.S. waterways.
Governor Hochul Walks Back Plan to Gut Climate Law After Backlash
"Make no mistake, this is because of the enormous and immediate public pressure,” said one climate advocate.
EPA Proposes Limiting “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water for the First Time
Environmental groups that have long advocated for action against PFAS pollution praised the new proposal.
BBC Wildlife Docuseries Won’t Air Last Episode Over Fears of Right-Wing Backlash
Critics are deriding the decision by the U.K. broadcaster as being environmental censorship.
At Least 330 Species Are Contaminated With Cancer-Causing “Forever Chemicals”
PFAS contamination has been documented in polar bears, tigers in China, plankton off the coast of Panama, and more.
Earth Is in “a New Chapter in the Climate and Ecological Crisis,” Study Finds
The study’s authors warn a “doom loop” will make avoiding the worst effects of planetary heating increasingly difficult.
Colorado Law Could Force Boulder to Sell Oil and Gas to a Private Company
State regulators could order Boulder County to sell its gas rights without the consent of voters or property owners.