Tag: pollution

After Environmental Deregulation Campaign, EPA Rebrands as “Environmental Pollution Agency,” Saves a Fortune on Letterhead (Satire)

The EPA is rebranding as the Environmental Pollution Agency. Same acronym, far fewer rules. A satirical look at Trump-era environmental…

Oil companies submitted fake cleanup data in Colorado, $11.4 million in penalties were cut

Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following…

The EPA Is Letting Coal Ash Poison Kentucky’s Water Again — 42 Toxic Coal Ash Sites

The EPA is rolling back wastewater rules for coal ash storage, weakening protections at 42 toxic sites across Kentucky. Critics…

Half of US Kids Breathe Toxic Air as Trump Admin Weakens Standards

The American Lung Association’s annual report finds that climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color.…

Black rain falls on Tehran: 10 million people choke under toxic clouds after oil refinery strikes

Israeli airstrikes on Tehran’s oil refineries sent toxic black smoke across a city of 10 million, triggering acidic black rain…

A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

Understanding Climate Change and Uts Consequences

This article aims to educate anyone unfamiliar with the causes, effects, and potential solutions to the complex challenge of climate…

Climate, Pests and Pollution Fuel Crop Losses in India

Unseasonal rains, pests and land degradation are driving crop losses in India.

Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten State-Level Environmental Protections, Report Finds

As Trump pushes to slash the EPA’s budget to its lowest level in four decades, 15 years of state-level cuts…

Factory Farms in Iowa Generate 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Per Year. No One Tracks Where It’s Going.

Manure management planning could prevent fertilizer pollution. But an antiquated system isn’t doing enough to track it.

Trump administration wants to gut Clean Water Act

A new regulation would dramatically limit which waters are protected from pollution.

Trump’s Plans to expand offshore drilling meet bipartisan opposition

California and Florida lawmakers oppose the plan. It’s the latest in the president’s doubling down on fossil fuels, and a…