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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin (center) signs a proposed rule in Washington, D.C., on Monday that would revise the definition of “waters of the United States,” scaling back which bodies of water are subject to federal protections. Credit: Aidan Hughes/Inside Climate News

Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands

By Aidan Hughes

An Indigenous Guna scientist monitors a nesting leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Armila, Panama. Credit: Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals

By Teresa Tomassoni

Deborah Linn lives near the construction site of a new McBride waste facility for oil and gas disposal in Elysian Fields, Texas. Credit: Shelby Tauber

Pitted Against Waste

By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen

The photo show workers in hard hats and reflective vests in a trench with equipment.

Lawmakers Press EPA for $3B in Stalled Lead Pipe Replacement Funds

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Expert marine mammal researchers used high-powered binoculars called “big eyes” to search for the vaquita porpoises, which are typically hard to see due to their small size and shy nature. Credit: Paula Mosa

Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism About the Species’ Ability to Recover

By Teresa Tomassoni

Andrea Crosta, executive director of Earth League International, has been investigating the illegal totoaba trade since 2018 as part of his organization’s Operation Fake Gold. Credit: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Inside the Fight to Stop the Illegal Trade Driving the Vaquita Porpoise Toward Extinction

By Teresa Tomassoni

A farmer uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land near Dwight, Ill., on April 28. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Unpredictable Spurts of Dry and Wet Weather Cause Confusion and New Challenges for Midwestern Farmers

By Katie Cerulle

An oil platform looms in the distance off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Aug. 25. Credit: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

An Oil Company Running Into Rough Waters off the California Coast Is Looking to Trump for Help

By Blanca Begert

Yavapai-Apache Chairman Buddy Rocha Jr. speaks to a group of Arizona local leaders and water experts on the tribe’s water conservation efforts along the Verde River on Oct. 24. Credit: Wyatt Myskow/Inside Climate News

Can Arizona Maintain Its Drought Response as Water and Money Dry Up?

By Wyatt Myskow

Arizona State University researchers use advanced mapping techniques to pinpoint locations where high levels of fecal bacteria are driving ocean contamination on West Hawaii’s coastline. Credit: Courtesy of ASU Global Airborne Observatory

Raw Sewage Sneaking Into West Hawaii’s Coastal Waters Threatens Coral Reefs and Public Health, Scientists Find

By Jaylan Sims

A view of the Everglades on Miccosukee land in Florida. Credit: Lisette Morales McCabe/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Forever Chemicals’ Represent New Environmental Threat for Florida’s Fragile Everglades

By Amy Green

A green sea turtle grazes on seagrass in Turks and Caicos. Credit:Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

After Decades of Protections, Green Sea Turtles Have Been Saved From the Brink of Extinction—for Now

By Teresa Tomassoni

An uncommonly found ghost orchid blooms in the swamp at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Copeland, Fla. Credit: Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Administration Suggests Listing Florida’s Elusive Ghost Orchid as Endangered

By Amy Green

The settlement payout compensates customers for expenses in avoiding drinking water tainted with a “forever chemical” in October 2021. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

NJ Residents to Receive $4.9 Million Settlement for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water

By Jon Hurdle

Sperm whales swim near the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica. Sperm whales are the deepest diving mammals on Earth, going as far as 3,000 meters. Credit: Amanda Cotton/CETI

AI Is Decoding Whales’ Communications. Could That Be a Turning Point in the Push for Their Rights?

By Katie Surma

The Schuylkill River flows below the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Oct. 27. Credit: Kyle Bagenstose/Inside Climate News

Why Billions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Keep Ending up in Philadelphia Waterways

By Kyle Bagenstose

A view of StarPet’s 1.3 million-square-foot plastics factory in Asheboro, N.C. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Asheboro, North Carolina, Is Under Pressure to Control Discharges of a Toxic Chemical Into Drinking Water Supply

By Lisa Sorg

Jace Lankow and Zanna Stutz measure a beaver dam in Glen Canyon on Sept. 16. Environmental advocates say the return of beavers to the canyon is a sign that nature is thriving in areas that were once submerged by Lake Powell. Credit: Alex Hager/KUNC

As Lake Powell Recedes, Beavers are Building Back

By Alex Hager, KUNC

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