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![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
![A man stands outdoors with oil drills to either side of him. He has white hair and his hands are clasped in front of him.]()
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
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![digital collage of gas stove with warning stickers and caution tape on it]()
Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite.
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![A man in a wide-brimmed hat stands at a podium in front of a banner reading,]()
![A man in a wide-brimmed hat stands at a podium in front of a banner reading,]()
‘Consensus kills ambition’: UN plastics treaty talks end without an agreement
Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution.
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![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
![An electrician working with a heating, ventilation and air conditioning company, or HVAC, prepares the Mitsubishi condenser/compressor used to connect a residential heat pump system July 21, 2025 in Charlotte, Vermont.]()
Energy projects across the country are in limbo after Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Community groups, businesses, and consumers say projects face an uncertain future after Republicans slashed renewable energy tax credits.
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![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
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![The United States Department of Agriculture]()
![The United States Department of Agriculture]()
The USDA announced the cancellation of $148M in ‘woke’ grants. Then it went dark.
Farms, ranches, and food organizations brace for cuts, but the federal agency won’t say who’s next.
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Trump’s EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change
The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.
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![Illustration of family inside their home with Trump on television]()
![Illustration of family inside their home with Trump on television]()
Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how.
The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.
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![Aerial view of a sterilization facility, surrounded by trees]()
![Aerial view of a sterilization facility, surrounded by trees]()
Georgia sterilization plants using toxic gas among those exempt from new rules
Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, two more years to meet federal standards.
