10+ hour, 37+ min ago  (802+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1005+ words) Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University (THE CONVERSATION) Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the snow never came. Many ski resorts got by with snowmaking but shut down their winter operations early. Fire officials and water…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1261+ words) Upstream agricultural operations are the source of greatest concern, their use of pesticides linked with myriad health effects, from neurological and respiratory illnesses to cancers. Although the state is still awaiting test results, so far officials say there is little…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (834+ words) The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations were strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (735+ words) The birds hunt for food at sea and lay eggs on land. So traditional navigators like her, who look to the stars, waves and other elements in nature to pilot across the ocean, see the bird's presence as a sign…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (388+ words) Despite these risks, the five-year plans governing the expensive and time-consuming cleanups at the sites often failed to account for damage posed by flooding from sea-level rise and more frequent storms and wildfire, the IG's review found. "That is a…...