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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.
EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts
Trump's administration omitted microplastics from a list of pollutants for local utilities to monitor in drinking water.
Forget Climate Doomerism. We Know What We Must Do to Protect the Planet.
A group of climate experts have several game-changing policies to preserve our right to a clean, healthy environment.
Migrant Children Were Exposed to Toxic Contamination at Florida Immigration Jail
The now-closed facility was located next to a Superfund site. Kids incarcerated there were exposed to arsenic and lead.
Gaza’s Streets and Markets Have Become Dumping Grounds for Medical Waste
With its waste disposal infrastructure destroyed, Gaza is experiencing a growing health and environmental crisis.
Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay.
Industry Groups Keep Louisiana Residents From Knowing What’s in Their Air
Three of the chemicals that account for the majority of cancer risk in the region aren’t monitored by the state at all.
US-Israeli Bombing Has Harmed Iran’s Wildlife, Farms, and Water Supply
Toxic pollution from the war on Iran will continue to devastate the country’s environment for years to come.
Texas Is Fast Tracking AI Data Center Construction Using a Permitting Loophole
Texas regulators are using permit regimes usually reserved for gas stations and dry cleaners to open the door to AI.