"A study of Maui survivors found high amounts of toxic metals in their bodies for as long as 18 months after the fire. Another study found the Eaton Fire’s smoke had lead concentrations up to 250 times higher than normal."

"If you swam, fished or paddled a lake or river in the US over the past couple of years, there’s a more than 80% chance the water contained toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new report."

"North Carolina families could face longer exposure to contaminated drinking water and power plant pollution as President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weakens or delays federal safeguards, according to a new report."

"Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”"

"The EPA administrator is visiting battleground districts and states in the runup to the midterm elections. Are the trips for policy or politics?"

"Those affected by contamination from "forever chemicals" are left with serious health issues and few answers"

"The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas ​emissions heating the planet, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed."

"California regulators said Friday they intend to designate the widely used weed killer atrazine as a known carcinogen, a move that contrasts with the opinion of federal regulators."

"Residents of a small San Francisco Bay Area town plagued by refinery accidents came to a community meeting to call for stronger enforcement and transparency about risks."

"In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly."