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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant

The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.

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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

April 10, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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A Tale of Two EPAs

March 2, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

To what lengths will Scott Pruitt go to undo the good work being done by his agency’s scientists, researchers, and staff?

The Dangers Our Big Storms Dredge Up

October 11, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Hurricanes like Harvey and Maria put those who live near toxic waste sites in double jeopardy.

Want to Make America Great Again? Don’t Let Its People Breathe or Drink Poison.

March 10, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The cruel and un-American folly of shutting down the EPA’s environmental justice program.

The Most Unexplored Habitat on Earth Is Packed with Pollution

February 28, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study of deep-sea amphipods living six miles beneath the sea’s surface finds surprising levels of toxic chemicals.

The Food That Once Saved Condors May Now Be Poisoning Them

August 19, 2016 Latest NewsCaliforniaJason Bittel

A new study finds that condors that dine on the bodies of marine mammals consume worrying levels of toxic chemicals such as DDT.

If You Care About Kids, You Care About Climate

May 18, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

If we really want to protect our children, we’ll need to focus on the actual threats to their health and well-being—like drought, flooding, disease, and war.