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Greenpeace Scrutinizes the Environmental Record of the Company That Sued the Group
The nonprofit said in a new report that pipeline company Energy Transfer reported hundreds of oil spills to federal regulators in recent years, among other incidents. By Martha Pskowski The environmental nonprofit Greenpeace was under the microscope in a North…
Scientists Say the Forever Chemical TFA Could Cause Irreversible Harm. In Eastern North Carolina, It’s Everywhere.
The discovery of TFA in blood and water samples raises questions about Chemours’ role in adding to the pollution burden. By Lisa Sorg Forever War, Part 2: This story is published in partnership with WHQR, a nonprofit radio station and…
Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxin, New Research Concludes
The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant. By Phil McKenna Pollution from gas stoves accounts for more than half of some Americans’ total exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxin…
Wisconsin Tribes Have Helped the Lake Sturgeon Recover. Climate Change Is Stressing Its Ability to Adapt.
The ancient, enormous fish have lived on Earth for more than 150 million years but changing weather conditions have researchers questioning whether future generations will thrive. By Stefan Lovgren On a cool October morning, members of the St. Croix Chippewa…
The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again.
Early last year, the hydropower company Nature and People First set its sights on Black Mesa, a mountainous region on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The mesa’s steep drop offered ideal terrain for gravity-based energy storage, and the company…
UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project
U.K. and Dutch export credit agencies have withdrawn their financial commitments for French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies’ gas project in Mozambique, in an unprecedented move that marks the latest setback for the controversial project. UK Export Finance (UKEF), a…
Humans cuddle up to meerkats in the monogamy rankings
When it comes to monogamy, humans more closely resemble meerkats and beavers than our primate cousins.
Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds
Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates…
New mapping reveals hidden mining boom in Laos that threatens the Mekong
BANGKOK — A new satellite analysis from U.S. think tank the Stimson Center has identified 517 suspected mines along rivers in Laos, including major tributaries of the Mekong, Southeast Asia’s longest river, heightening concerns about contamination of waterways that sustain local…