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Environment
Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 10, 2026
A pile of shredded plastic in Vietnam
Health
Toxic chemicals are raising infertility in humans, fish, birds, and insects: ‘A whisper that is powerful enough to redirect a hurricane’
By Tristan BoveApril 27, 2026
The inside of a data center in Ashburn, VA.
Environment
Data centers are dealing hidden damage to environmental and public health—costing the economy $25 billion every year
By Tristan BoveApril 21, 2026
Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study
Asia
Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study
By Angelica AngOctober 27, 2025
A person checks his mobile phone as farmers burn crop residue after harvest near Bundelkhand expressway in India, on Nov. 17, 2024.
Energy
UN sees the world entering ‘extremely dangerous’ climate era as CO2 spikes by the most in the history of human civilization
By The Associated PressOctober 15, 2025
Members of the public swim at the Baignade de Grenelle bathing site on its opening day.
Travel & Leisure
After a $1.5 billion cleanup, the Seine reopens for swimming
By Emily SteinbergerJuly 7, 2025
A man working on carbon capture
Environment
Conservatives and environmentalists say carbon capture is unnecessarily expensive and fails to curb pollution effectively. Here’s what the science says
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressJune 26, 2025
A natural gas basin in New Mexico
Environment
Vomiting, headaches, and the smell of rotten eggs: New Mexico students living near natural gas wells ‘just keep getting sick’
By Ed Williams, Searchlight New Mexico, Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressJune 3, 2025
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Environment
The Senate just blocked California from becoming the first state to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars as the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuels
By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated PressMay 22, 2025
How much mercury is too much? Here’s what experts want you to know
Lifestyle
How much mercury is too much? Here’s what experts want you to know
By Ani FreedmanMay 18, 2025
3M will pay up to $450 million for drinking-water contamination from ‘forever chemicals’
Environment
3M will pay up to $450 million for drinking-water contamination from ‘forever chemicals’
By The Associated PressMay 13, 2025
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for $600 million settlement in fiery 2023 Ohio derailment disaster, jury rules
Finance
Norfolk Southern alone should pay for $600 million settlement in fiery 2023 Ohio derailment disaster, jury rules
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 24, 2025
Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it
Environment
Your clothes are shedding millions of microplastics that clog water supplies every time you do laundry. Here’s how to fix it
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressApril 22, 2025
A Chevron sign on a gas station
Environment
Chevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast
By Jack Brook and The Associated PressApril 4, 2025
Woman with long red hair at kitchen sink filling up water bottle
Health
The truth about American drinking water: Report shows widespread presence of hazardous chemicals
By Beth GreenfieldFebruary 26, 2025
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