EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking…
Rescuers give up hope for the whale stranded in the Baltic
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers said Wednesday that they have given up hope for the humpback whale that has…
Warm winters mean there’s more nitrate pollution in drinking water
When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa’s largest city with drinking water, it costs Des…
The rare Rice’s whale at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling
One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump…
About 100 toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, storms, wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to…
People who drive for work are getting squeezed by higher gas prices
Leslie Sherman-Shafer, an Uber driver in the San Francisco Bay Area, likes to start each shift with a…
Whale swims free after days stuck on German sandbank
BERLIN (AP) — A whale that was stranded for days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort…
Arctic sea ice shrinks to tie lowest level for winter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the…
Gulf of Mexico oil spill spread hundreds of miles and polluted nature reserves
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in early March spread more than…
Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for Gulf drilling
As the Trump administration wages war on Iran, it’s citing national security to seek an exemption from the…
Environmental harms and health risks from Iran war could persist for decades
Oil depots spewing black smoke. Debris sinking in the Persian Gulf. Missiles pounding military sites. The Iran war…
Amelie the 3-limbed sea turtle returns to the Atlantic Ocean with new tracking tag
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from…