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New Study Finds EPA May Be Vastly Underreporting PFAS Levels in Drinking Water
The researchers found the Environmental Protection Agency's minimum reporting levels masked widespread contamination.
Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested
“If anything, the report dramatically understates the problem,” said a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network.
Corporations Are Dodging Accountability for PFAS Contamination Around the Globe
A landmark settlement confronts decades of pollution — but the corporate system keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere.
Pesticide Linked to Cancer Pollutes 25 Percent of US River and Stream Miles
Atrazine, which is banned in more than 60 countries, is contaminating many waterways used for drinking water.
Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
New legislation would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells into cash aid for 1,000 nearby households.
Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan
The proposed copper sulfide mine threatens to unleash 40 million tons of toxic waste in Michigan’s wetlands.
Trump Admin Upended Protections for Endangered Species by Redefining 2 Words
“Unintentional harm is exactly what is driving many species towards extinction,” said one expert.
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.
The Plastics Industry Is Writing School Lesson Plans to Push Plastics on Kids
Some lessons include plastic scavenger hunts, while others ask kids to pretend they work for Dow Chemical Company.
The Rapid Buildout of Data Centers Is Weakening the Clean Air Act
New EPA guidance is part of an effort to loosen regulations for data centers and the power plants built to serve them.