California’s monarch butterfly population plummets; fire wipes out Topanga habitat
The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this ...
Push to regulate 'forever chemicals' like GenX stalls as Trump scraps discharge limits
The manmade chemicals, which are tied to a host of health ailments, have contaminated sources of drinking water across ...
Trump takes a sledgehammer to the government. It's both messy and necessary. | Opinion
President Donald Trump has undone many of Joe Biden's progressive policies, if not the damage they inflicted, in less than ...
National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions
The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is ...
EPA workers receive emails warning their employment could be terminated
More than 1,100 employes at the Environmental Protection Agency received notice this week that they were deemed to be on ...
Environmental workers race to clear toxic debris left by LA fires
First there were the fast-moving, devastating fires. Now, amid the ruins of homes burned to the ground in the Los Angeles ...
The Environmental Protection Agency is giving the City of Pueblo 750 thousand dollars
Pueblo city government will use the money to conduct environmental tests in neighborhoods for any hazardous materials, along ...
Water protection bills flow through first committee
Two bills that together would restore and expand protection for New Mexico’s waterways passed their first legislative hurdle ...
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Alaska environmental commissioner picked for Trump administration EPA post
Emma Pokon, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, was chosen by President Donald Trump to lead ...
Trump administration could tamp down aggressive regulation of 'forever chemicals'
President Donald Trump's administration is working to undo a regulatory crackdown by his predecessor on PFAS pollution.
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Federal judge will allow environmental group to amend lawsuit against US Navy over radioactive waste cleanup
Despite harsh words for the lawsuit’s drafters, a federal judge will give a second chance to a lawsuit concerning the Navy’s ...
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Nevada loses access to $156M in community solar funds thanks to Trump’s IRA clawback order
Since the Nevada Clean Energy Fund was created in 2017 under Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, Nevada has contributed several rounds of funding to it in anticipation of additional federal funds. In 2023 ...