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Takeaways from how water pollution in Iowa can deflate summer fun

Iowa’s waterways face significant pollution challenges due to agricultural runoff and sewage. The problem impacts both recreation and public health.

 

In Iowa, water pollution is a health threat that also disrupts summer fun

Iowa’s waterways face significant pollution challenges due to agricultural runoff and sewage. The problem impacts both recreation and public health.

 

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Agency will move forward with plans to propose weakening some Biden-era PFAS limits, official says

The Trump administration plans to weaken some Biden-era limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

 

Environmental Protection Agency boss backs big budget cuts but Congress will get the final say

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration’s plan to cut in half the EPA’s budget.

 

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A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape

The American chestnut is a singular, iconic tree of the eastern United States. It was majestic, supported animals that lived under it and provided valuable timber.

 

Years of drought has major energy port of Corpus Christi, Texas, wrestling with water crisis

The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port.

 

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Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater

The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal. Those rules had been strengthened under the Biden administration as part of a wider crackdown on the pollution that contaminates groundwater and spreads toxins.

 

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Coal’s fortunes shift as Trump uses orders and taxpayer money to keep plants operating

The Trump administration is using emergency powers and subsidies to keep U.S. coal plants running. Market analysts believe no coal plant closures are likely during President Donald Trump’s term.

 

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Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

 

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Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump’s EPA killing clean energy contracts

A federal appeals court is weighing whether the Trump administration unlawfully shut down a $20 billion green bank program and froze money meant for climate nonprofits.

 

Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years.

 

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Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxins

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.

 

Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut

A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests.

 

Trump administration approves weed killer dicamba for two common genetically modified crops

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved the use of the weed killer dicamba on genetically modified soybeans and cotton.

 

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MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it’s working on environmental rules

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.

 

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Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells

The Associated Press’ reporting on the vulnerabilities of private water well owners to contamination by harmful forever chemicals shows how some well owners are left stranded.

 

A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

The roughly 40 million Americans who get drinking water from wells are at particular risk when harmful forever chemicals contaminate the supply.

 

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Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington

A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.

 

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Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction. It’s a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.

 

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Trump’s freeze of an offshore wind project faces scrutiny from a judge he appointed

A federal judge is considering whether to set aside a Trump administration order pausing the construction of a major offshore project for New York.

 

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EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing limiting the power of states some authorized Indian tribes under the Clean Water Act to block major projects like natural gas pipelines.

 

Takeaways from AP reporting on Trump administration cuts affecting US water systems

Deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk.

 

Americans in poor communities with unhealthy sewer systems see aid disappear under Trump

Deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump will make it more difficult for struggling communities to get help to fix sewer systems that put health and homes at risk.

 

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EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain explosives.

 

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‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation

The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.

 

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How friends in South Carolina are restoring a wetland and bringing their neighborhood together

Joel Caldwell and two friends have been working to improve wetlands in Charleston, South Carolina. All three had children during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting them to reexamine their surroundings.

 

Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion intended for clean energy projects across 16 states.

 

Two tropical storm systems near each other could wind up shielding the Carolinas from damage

A rare interaction between two tropical storms could happen soon in the Caribbean. An unnamed storm, likely to become Imelda, is heading toward the Carolinas.

 

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

At an August event, researchers at Michigan State University asked farmers what they think of a new electric tractor.

 

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA’s effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that finding has only grown stronger.

 

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