Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants
From the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, to sewage problems in Alabama, stalled projects could get new life after federal court rulings.


The Mediterranean coast faces rising microplastic contamination as researchers trace pollution to waste processing, runoff, and record rainfall.

Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M for a big green-steel push. Under Trump, the firm is βrescopingβ to work that perpetuates coal use and will boost local pollution.

A Trump administration proposal to eliminate a federal requirement giving the public notice and an opportunity to comment on air-pollution permits could reduce the scrutiny of diesel generators backing up data centers, advocates warn.

The βBury the Barrelsβ campaign urges the U.S. Department of Energy to comply with a state effort to increase New Mexico nuclear waste in repository.

New EU packaging regulations will come into force this week which set EU-wide limits on PFAS, or "forever chemicals", in food-contact packaging and set targets to cut the bloc's waste, especially of oil-derived plastics.

Pesticide manufacturers have voluntarily canceled registrations for products containing paraquat in California β kicking off a statewide phase-out of the controversial herbicide.

Companies that manufacture, use, or transport nurdles must report spills and will be required to develop plans to limit them in storm runoff.

Critics argue U.S. high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firmsβ climate accountability case.

As Trumpβs agencies shrink, narrow their role, and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow cleanup of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River.


One resident said he βwasnβt expecting black smoke,β which can signal higher levels of toxic pollutants in the air. Another said sheβs concerned about potential health impacts because she wants to have a family.



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule making it mandatory for companies to notify the agency about new chemical ingredients they determined are safe for use in food.


One year after negotiations for a global plastics treaty collapsed in Geneva, a new document has been released to revive the process.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasnβt reevaluated Omaha, Nebraska, Superfund cleanup rules in 17 years, despite evidence that low lead exposure harms children and adults.


