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Smoke stack emitting pollution

Here’s how many pollution-related deaths your state is exporting or importing

smog over LA viewed from plane

Decades of U.S. air quality improvements may be slowing, and these areas have it the worst

National Library of Medicine’s Toxmap

U.S. government ‘retires’ (read removes) detailed pollution map from internet

By Michael Schulson/Undark

The EPA’s roll back of the Clean Water Act could impact drinking water for millions of Americans

The EPA’s roll back of the Clean Water Act could impact drinking water for millions of Americans

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

By Marion Renault

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it’s too late

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it’s too late

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Ethanol is renewable, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for us

Ethanol is renewable, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for us

Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks

Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

Cheerios in milk

How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?

Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide

Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide

The EPA’s latest news on asbestos has a lot of people nervous

The EPA’s latest news on asbestos has a lot of people nervous

‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations

‘Glider trucks’ are pollution machines, but they might roll past EPA regulations

Pruitt’s replacement won’t be any better for the EPA

Pruitt’s replacement won’t be any better for the EPA

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

By Rachel Feltman

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit

The EPA might change the way it weighs human health against industry profit

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’

The EPA has a new plan that’s good for business and bad for bodies

The EPA has a new plan that’s good for business and bad for bodies

a baby drinking a glass of water

The EPA is keeping a troubling new study on drinking water under wraps. Here’s what you need to know.

The EPA is jeopardizing scientific research and privacy in the name of ‘transparency’

The EPA is jeopardizing scientific research and privacy in the name of ‘transparency’

Ford F-150 Pickup truck

Electric Vehicles

Scott Pruitt wants to roll back the EPA’s requirements for clean vehicles. It’s going to be a fight.

By Jordan Golson

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from

By Eleanor Cummins

Blue basin full of fruits and vegetables with tap water in the kitchen sink. Disinfecting fruits and vegetables to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit

By Sara Chodosh

There’s no such thing as clean coal

There’s no such thing as clean coal

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A chemical meant to save plants is actually killing them—and it’s spreading

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The President’s decision to leave the Paris Agreement will likely hurt America even more than the environment

The President’s decision to leave the Paris Agreement will likely hurt America even more than the environment

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The Space Shuttle Endeavor above the Earth's atmosphere.

Global warming is not ‘leveling off,’ so stop saying it is

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Exclusive: House Science Committee members just sent a letter to President Trump insisting he stop relying on fake news

Exclusive: House Science Committee members just sent a letter to President Trump insisting he stop relying on fake news

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

One in four Americans drink water that fails safety standards

One in four Americans drink water that fails safety standards

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

What is EPA Open Data, and why would it shut down?

What is EPA Open Data, and why would it shut down?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals

Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

broken bow water treatment facility

This EPA unit fights terrorism with science

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

If the EPA doesn’t believe in science, what is it good for?

If the EPA doesn’t believe in science, what is it good for?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

horse in front of chemical company

This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Smog over Louisville

What would America be like without the EPA?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good

The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

badlands national park

What we actually lose when the USDA and EPA can’t talk to the public

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Trump’s pick to lead the EPA is a climate change denier (who’s suing the EPA)

By Mary Beth Griggs

Study Finds Fireworks Contaminated Groundwater Near Mount Rushmore

Study Finds Fireworks Contaminated Groundwater Near Mount Rushmore

By Mary Beth Griggs

Does Earth Day still matter?

Does Earth Day still matter?

By Grennan Milliken

This Earth Day, cut down your food waste

By Grennan Milliken

Storm in Kansas

This Is What Climate Change Means For You

By Mary Beth Griggs

When the river runs yellow

The Truth Behind The EPA’s Animas River Spill Is Messier Than You Think

Mercury Scrubbers On Power Plants Clean Up Other Pollutants, Too

By Mary Beth Griggs

President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan

President Obama Announces A Climate Change Action Plan

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your House Is Killing You. Here Are 7 Ways To Stop It

Your House Is Killing You. Here Are 7 Ways To Stop It

By Katherine Bagley