A group of 20 states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over the shutting down of a multibillion-dollar grant program with the purpose of strengthening natural disaster preparation and mitigation. The lawsuit filed in a Boston federal court contends that the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unlawfully eliminated its Building Resilient Infrastructures and […]
Recent research from Waterkeeper Alliance warns that 98% of tested waterways across 19 states contain PFAS, and the problem is particularly noticeable in areas downstream from water treatment plants and sites where biosolids are applied. According to a new report, the PFAS Report Phase II, 95% of sampling sites that were downstream from wastewater treatment […]
A group of more than 170 employees of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday published a Declaration of Dissent from policies under the Trump administration. The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” “Since the Agency’s founding in 1970, EPA has accomplished this […]
South Carolina’s Pocotaligo River has been found by Waterkeeper Alliance to be the most polluted with hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the country. The findings have implications for the health of residents who fish from the river, as well as rivers downstream. “The high levels of PFAS in the Pocotaligo River are very […]
Founded in 1947 by J.I. Rodale, Rodale Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to helping the regenerative organic agriculture movement grow through research, education and farmer training. In his study of regenerative organic farming, Rodale — who came up with the term “organic” — studied Indigenous agricultural practices, including those of communities like the long-lived Hunza […]
A group of seven conservation organizations has successfully petitioned the Alabama Environmental Management Commission (AEMC) to update the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM) water toxicity standards for 12 pollutants. In April, the group filed a Petition for Rulemaking that argued that the existing water toxicity standards in Alabama did not properly protect public health, […]
New research has found that 18 percent of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania exceed the maximum contaminant levels for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Of the wells sampled, 65 percent had detectable levels of PFAS, and almost half contained several of the chemical compounds. […]
With all the vehicles and other hazards, riding a bicycle in the city can be intimidating, even when there are designated bike lanes. New research led by a professor at University of New Mexico (UNM)’s School of Engineering has found that protected bike lanes lead to almost twice as many bicycle commuters as standard bike […]
A new report from Mercy Corps, an NGO, has warned that Kabul, Afghanistan could be the first modern city in the world to run out of water. The city is nearing a tipping point, the report said, with water extraction far exceeding the rate of natural recharge and extensive water contamination problems for what limited […]
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