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Citizen Groups Sue EPA for Using Black Neighborhoods as “Sacrifice Zones”
The lawsuit alleges that the EPA has failed to protect vulnerable communities from cancer-causing chemicals.
Exposure to Contaminated Drinking Water Is Undercounted by EPA, New Study Finds
Regulators aren’t adequately accounting for how extensively vulnerable communities are exposed to contaminated water.
Small Island States Say Global Ocean Treaty Must Cover Climate Pollution
A landmark hearing in Hamburg, Germany, may determine whether climate protections are afforded under the Law of the Sea.
Oil Refineries Are Leaking Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Residential Neighborhoods
The EPA’s benzene monitoring and control program has failed to rein in the worst offenders.
Cancer Concerns Prompt Increased Blood Testing of Military Firefighters for PFAS
These “forever chemicals" accumulate in the body over time, and no treatments for removal currently exist.
Wealthy Family Seeks to Reopen Plant That Spewed Pollution in Black Communities
Owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, the plant closed in 2021 after years of environmental violations.
Researchers Find Remnants of Nuclear Waste in Sea Turtles
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.
Thousands Evacuated After Toxic Leak and Massive Fire at Louisiana Oil Refinery
The blaze is the latest fossil fuel-related disaster to threaten residents of Louisiana's so-called “Cancer Alley.”
Study Finds Air Pollution May Be Fueling a Rise in Drug-Resistant Infections
Antibiotic resistance spread as a result of air pollution caused 480,000 premature deaths in 2018, the authors estimate.
There Is a Climate Conspiracy — But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling
Environmentalists and elites aren’t in cahoots to destroy the U.S. But fossil fuels’ damage on the world is undeniable.