Manchin urges HHS, EPA to offer resources for town with cancer concerns

Sen. Joe Manchin is urging officials from the Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide resources to Minden, a West Virginia town that is contaminated by the industrial chemical PCBs.

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Climate change gives Swedish winemakers an unexpected boost

Nordic newcomers to the world of wine are toasting what they believe will be a vintage harvest, thanks, in no small part, to climate change.

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How one Chicago program is diversifying the solar workforce

Founded by a former public-housing resident, the 548 Foundation provides training, stipends, and support to build Black generational wealth through clean energy.

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How rewilding could help atoll islands keep pace with rising seas

Healthy ecosystems may give some of the world’s most vulnerable islands a better shot at survival, new research shows.
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‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: How drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides

As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings, with girls as young as eight and 10 engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food.

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The Earth’s vital signs are concerning, a new report says

Still, the study’s authors say there is hope for solutions despite record-setting heat and historic storms.
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A late hurricane shows the danger of a warming Gulf for Black communities

Hurricane Isaias shows why hurricane counts alone cannot capture the risks facing Gulf Coast communities.
A row of cattle looking into the camera

Inside Big Beef’s ‘90s campaign to rewrite its climate story

Documents show how the National Cattlemen’s Association launched a long-term misinformation campaign to downplay livestock’s environmental impacts.
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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