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Hurricane Ian stirred up flesh-eating bacteria in Florida

After the 2022 storm, the state saw its highest number of vibriosis cases in more than 30 years.

Zoya Teirstein Health October 20, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looking at Donald Tr*mp during a cabinet meeting

How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base

The administration’s pro-industry tilt — across three executive agencies — is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture December 15, 2025

Collage of permanent total enclosure with green fumes surrounding it

Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions

Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.

Naveena Sadasivam, Lylla Younes, & Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón Accountability August 22, 2024

compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above

An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.

The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture May 9, 2025

What exactly is a natural disaster?

Here are the types of extreme weather you may face — from tornadoes to floods to snow storms — and the officials who determine how severe it is and how financial assistance is distributed.

Lyndsey Gilpin Extreme Weather July 7, 2025

The upper building of a dam sits amid red rocks and a low water level

A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?

It would likely be complicated, messy and involve big lawsuits, according to experts and former officials.

Alex Hager, KUNC Drought July 5, 2025

An offshore wind turbine, mostly white with a red stripe around the middle of its tower, against a partly cloudy sky

How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.

Many turbines rely on high-demand rare-earth minerals. A new Department of Energy program aims to keep them out of landfills.

Maddie Stone Energy February 26, 2024

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke

The blazes come on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded.

Siri Chilukuri Drought October 16, 2023

CHICAGO - FEB 12: The claws of a scrap handler machine prepares to move piles of scrap metal at General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois on FEB 12, 2011.

Illinois EPA must revamp its permitting process after Chicago activists file civil rights complaint

“It shouldn't have to be this hard to get these common sense rules in place.”

Siri Chilukuri & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Cities February 25, 2024

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