Environment & Health
Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water
By Douglas J. Guth
Bessemer, Alabama, Could Face Legal Action Over Environmental Impacts From a ‘Hyperscale’ Data Center
By Lee Hedgepeth
Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging
By Chad Small
Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal
Baltimore’s Wetlands Restoration Pushes Ahead Despite Federal Funding Setbacks
By Aman Azhar
Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’
By Lee Hedgepeth
California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’
By Liza Gross
Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas
By Dylan Baddour
Can Shoreline Restoration Rein in Rising Flood Insurance Prices?
By Sydney Cromwell, Southern Science
Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say
By Liza Gross
Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave
By Bob Berwyn
Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal
By Lisa Sorg
Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding
By Lee Hedgepeth
As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals
By Rambo Talabong
Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties
By Amy Green, Peter Aldhous
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions
By Shelby Jouppi