Environment & Health
Pennsylvania Environmental Officials Took 9 Days to Inspect a Gas Plant Outside Pittsburgh That Caught Fire on Christmas Day
By Jon Hurdle
In Northern Virginia, a Coming Data Center Boom Sounds a Community Alarm
By Aman Azhar
Q&A: Cancer Alley Is Real, And Louisiana Officials Helped Create It, Researchers Find
By James Bruggers
Destroying ‘Forever Chemicals’ is a Technological Race that Could Become a Multibillion-dollar Industry
By Chloe Johnson, Star Tribune
Coal Ash Along the Shores of the Great Lakes Threatens Water Quality as Residents Rally for Change
By Grace van Deelen
Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes
By Aman Azhar
Confronting California’s Water Crisis
By Liza Gross
Texas Regulators Won’t Stop an Oilfield Waste Dump Site Next to Wetlands, Streams and Wells
By Dylan Baddour
Outdated EPA Standards Allow Oil Refineries to Pollute Waterways
By Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski
How Gas Stoves Became Part of America’s Raging Culture Wars
By Victoria St. Martin
Road Salts Wash Into Mississippi River, Damaging Ecosystems and Pipes
By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
EPA Moves Away From Permian Air Pollution Crackdown
By Martha Pskowski, Dylan Baddour
After a Decade, Federal Officials Tighten Guidelines on Air Pollution
By Victoria St. Martin
The EPA Is Helping School Districts Purchase Clean-Energy School Buses, But Some Districts Have Been Blocked From Participating
By Christina van Waasbergen
West Baltimore Residents, Students Have Mixed Feelings About Water Quality After E. Coli Contamination
By Darreonna Davis
NOAA Climate Scientists Cruise Washington and Baltimore for Hotspots—of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants
By Aman Azhar