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Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows. --- ### US clean energy jobs fell in 2025 for the first time in years **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/us-clean-energy-jobs-fell-in-2025-for-the-first-time-in-years.md Employment in the sector dipped in Donald Trump’s first year back in office — and many more expected jobs won’t materialize thanks to canceled clean energy projects. --- ### Trump administration asks to reconsider Ocean City offshore wind permit **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-asks-to-reconsider-ocean-city-offshore-wind-permit.md The Trump administration has officially filed a request to reconsider the construction permit it issued to an offshore wind project proposed off the coast of Ocean City. --- ### Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/pennsylvanias-aging-prisons-werent-built-for-todays-extreme-weather-leaving-women-and-seniors-especially-at-risk-of-illness-and-death.md Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found. --- ### The complicated environmental legacy Florida’s next governor stands to inherit **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-complicated-environmental-legacy-floridas-next-governor-stands-to-inherit.md Top candidates for governor are balancing promises to continue some of the governor’s publicly popular conservation policies with new challenges facing the state’s environment. --- ### A scientist was pushed out for studying Iowa’s water. Now he’s running to regulate it **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/a-scientist-was-pushed-out-for-studying-iowas-water-now-hes-running-to-regulate-it.md How water, cancer and factory farming are fueling a grassroots political campaign in Iowa for Chris Jones. --- ### There's a surprisingly simple way to remove microplastics in your drinking water **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/there-s-a-surprisingly-simple-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water.md Tiny fragments of plastic are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food and drink; research suggests there is something you can actually do about it. --- ### Microplastics react with water, a new study says. That’s a problem for biology **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/microplastics-react-with-water-a-new-study-says-thats-a-problem-for-biology.md Though plastic is usually inert, tiny pieces of it have the potential to react with one of the most pervasive molecules in the environment and in our bodies. --- ### Augusta, Maine, utility sues five companies over PFAS claims **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/augusta-maine-utility-sues-five-companies-over-pfas-claims.md The Greater Augusta Utility District is suing five companies tied to four paper mills over claims that the companies' operations resulted in PFAS contaminating the utility's riverside wells. --- ### Who will pay for climate reporting? **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/who-will-pay-for-climate-reporting.md Though reporters are busy telling the stories of our rapidly changing world, the news business is in a two-decade decline. --- ### Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/arizona-moves-to-join-lawsuit-against-federal-colorado-river-plan.md Officials warn the framework could dry up the Central Arizona Project, which serves nearly 6 million people. --- ### Despite recent rain, drought has reached all areas of Maine **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/despite-recent-rain-drought-has-reached-all-areas-of-maine.md The conditions are already affecting the fall harvest for farmers, and there has been a rise in the number of dry well reports. --- ### US revives closed nuclear plants as electricity demand grows **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Data Centers **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/us-revives-closed-nuclear-plants-as-electricity-demand-grows.md The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers. --- ### How the climate crisis fueled the youth protests roiling France **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/how-the-climate-crisis-fueled-the-youth-protests-roiling-france.md Youth protests for better school conditions have prompted a national political crisis; lack of adaptation to a hotter world is part of the story. --- ### Nearly 90% of countries adopt biodiversity targets, but most remain off track **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/nearly-90-of-countries-adopt-biodiversity-targets-but-most-remain-off-track.md Nearly 90% of countries have established national biodiversity targets under the agreement reached at COP15 in Montreal in 2022, but fewer than half of the targets assessed by governments are on track for 2030. --- ### EPA quietly backtracks on claims US has phased out toxic Pfas compounds **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/epa-quietly-backtracks-on-claims-us-has-phased-out-toxic-pfas-compounds.md The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly backtracked on a claim that the US has phased out two of the most dangerous PFAS compounds — PFOA and PFOS. --- ### Opinion: Keep ‘forever chemicals’ out of menstrual products **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/opinion-keep-forever-chemicals-out-of-menstrual-products.md New Jersey has already taken action on PFAS in drinking water. Now lawmakers should address their presence in products women and girls use every month. --- ### Animal control has always been tough work. Climate change is making it harder **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/animal-control-has-always-been-tough-work-climate-change-is-making-it-harder.md Bears, coyotes, mountain lions: More wild animals are tangling with humans as increased drought and heat alter their behavior. Animal control officers are scrambling to keep up. --- ### Modern aquaculture’s invisible cost: its putrid stench **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Environmental Justice **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/modern-aquacultures-invisible-cost-its-putrid-stench.md One burden of the West’s aquaculture industry is created in the factories of poor countries, where communities live with foul air, disrupted sleep, and the stench of rotting fish. --- ### Lake Winnipeg pollution is ending a 'way of life,' say First Nation's fishers **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/lake-winnipeg-pollution-is-ending-a-way-of-life-say-first-nation-s-fishers.md Fisher River Cree Nation is one of 11 Manitoba First Nations suing three levels of government over Lake Winnipeg pollution that has affected the local fishing industry, according to the lawsuit. --- ### Wildfires hit Southern California during red-flag conditions **Published:** October 18, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/wildfires-hit-southern-california-during-red-flag-conditions.md The Bryson Fire sparked Thursday afternoon in Malibu and quickly ballooned, burning up to 200 acres in just a few hours. Near San Diego, another major blaze broke out at Camp Pendleton. --- ### Exposure to breast cancer-linked chemicals is widespread in the U.S. **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** Environmental Health Sciences Staff | **Section:** New Science **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/widespread-exposure-breast-cancer-linked-chemicals.md Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute and the University of California analyzed U.S. government databases for information on the production, sources, exposures, and regulations of environmental chemicals linked to breast cancer, and published their findings in Environmental Health Perspectives. In short: Chemicals linked to breast cancer are ubiquitous, with consumer products, food and drinking water, medicines, buildings, industrial emissions, and pesticides all acting as sources of exposure. In total, 652 breast cancer-associated chemicals were reported or predicted to be present in consumer products, food, and drinking water. The breast cancer-linked chemicals produced in the largest amounts were primarily petrochemicals used in plastic manufacturing; in 2019, 143 chemicals were produced in excess of 1 million pounds, and some in excess of 5 billion pounds. Key quote: “Our findings indicate substantial uptake of breast cancer-linked chemicals by the population at large because of product use, ingestion, and exposure to chemicals released to environmental media.” Why this matters: Breast cancer incidence continues to increase, and exposure to environmental chemicals is an under-recognized potential contributor to this trend. This new article is based on prior research by the Silent Spring Institute that identified breast carcinogens, as described in this webinar recording, Science for Prevention: Identifying potential breast carcinogens and this article by U.C. Berkeley Public Health, More than 900 chemicals, many found in consumer products and the environment, display breast cancer-causing traits. The new article notes that U.S. regulations are not adequately protective. For example, it found that National Primary Drinking Water Standards were lacking for 123 chemicals linked to breast cancer that have been found in public drinking water supplies. Related EHN coverage: Scientists: Insufficient chemical regulations put public and environmental health at risk More than 900 common chemicals linked to breast cancer risk: Study More resources: Silent Spring Institute: Hundreds of chemicals used in pesticides linked to increased breast cancer risk EWG: Study: Hundreds of chemicals linked to breast cancer in lab and animal studies in high use in the U.S. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners Source: Kay, Jennifer E. et al. Guiding Risk Reduction for Breast Cancer-Relevant Chemicals (BC-Chems): Chemical Production Volumes, Sources, Intake Levels, Emissions, and Regulations. Environ. Health Perspect. 6 October 2026; 134 (6): 639–658. --- ### Revealed: VW, Ford, and Tesla batteries linked to destructive deforestation of indigenous lands **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/revealed-vw-ford-and-tesla-batteries-linked-to-destructive-deforestation-of-indigenous-lands.md Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by Tolaki people in Indonesia. --- ### El Niño threatens global sugar supply **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/el-nino-threatens-global-sugar-supply.md A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals. --- ### Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/severe-drought-declared-in-six-areas-of-england-as-reservoirs-run-low.md Some reservoirs in south at critical levels as water companies call for extended restrictions that would affect golf clubs, private schools, and car washes --- ### ‘Clean air is not a favor’: Indonesia’s neighbors fed up with acrid haze **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/clean-air-is-not-a-favor-indonesias-neighbors-fed-up-with-acrid-haze.md Millions affected by smoke from wildfires as schools close, respiratory illnesses soar, and diplomatic tensions rise. --- ### 3M sheds light on defense against Australian lawsuit over PFAS contamination **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/3m-sheds-light-on-defence-to-austrailia-lawsuit-over-pfas-contamination.md The U.S. chemical giant 3M will defend the Australian federal government's claims of public nuisance and misleading and deceptive conduct. --- ### Climate change could send more toxic mining waste into coastal waters, study warns **Published:** October 16, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/climate-change-could-send-more-toxic-mining-waste-into-coastal-waters-study-warns.md Demand for metals has exploded in recent decades, thanks to population growth, technological innovation, and economic development. The volume of metal ores like iron and copper extracted globally quadrupled during the last half-century, and the trillion-dollar industry shows no signs of slowing down. --- ### The needless poisoning of Western wildlands **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-needless-poisoning-of-western-wildlands.md Colorado's Front Range is the latest target for an onslaught of of chemical spraying on public lands, including assaults on wildlands from the skies. Human and ecological safety are at stake. --- ### Mifepristone detection study draws fire from Senate Democrats **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/mifepristone-detection-study-draws-fire-from-senate-democrats.md There is no evidence that abortion pills are harming the water supply or are harmful to people. But scientists expect the study results will be used as part of the broader campaign to get mifepristone pulled from the market. --- ### Climate policies can bring relief on affordability and beyond **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/climate-policies-can-bring-relief-on-affordability-and-beyond.md Americans are suffering under an affordability crisis, while the climate crisis is making life more expensive. Both require urgent action — and both can be addressed simultaneously. --- ### Brussels says EU countries partly to blame for failure on key climate rule **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/brussels-says-eu-countries-partly-to-blame-for-failure-on-key-climate-rule.md There’s a circular blame game going on over who’s responsible for failures in EU methane law. --- ### As El Niño fuels drought in Panama, trees help ranchers maintain their water supply **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/as-el-nino-fuels-drought-in-panama-trees-help-ranchers-maintain-their-water-supply.md Across the Azuero Peninsula, extreme drought is stretching water resources thin. To counter it, some are switching to a more sustainable system of cattle ranching known as silvopasture. --- ### Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger tout California’s role as a climate leader **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/gavin-newsom-and-arnold-schwarzenegger-tout-californias-role-as-a-climate-leader.md Policies that are good for the environment and the economy aren’t mutually exclusive — and California is proof that advancing such goals doesn’t have to be a red or blue issue. --- ### Opinion: ‘Digger,’ Tom Cruise’s big flop, is a secret masterpiece **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/opinion-digger-tom-cruises-big-flop-is-a-secret-masterpiece.md The film has been panned by critics and shunned by audiences, but its message about the climate crisis is one we need to hear. --- ### Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/pope-leo-xivs-lung-cancer-highlights-growing-number-of-nonsmokers-diagnosed-with-the-disease.md Besides smoking and secondhand smoke, there are several other lung cancer risk factors. These include a family history of cancer and exposure to asbestos, radon and air pollution. --- ### The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-hidden-costs-of-fracking-boom-in-argentina-linked-to-trail-of-sickness-2678090972.md Families in Vaca Muerta, the centre of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages, and pollution. --- ### Alberta’s fracking boom, in photos **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/albertas-fracking-boom-in-photos.md Here's what life is like in a fracking hot spot, where locals say the creeks are dry and the roads are ruined. --- ### Noise pollution is a public health risk that’s hard to measure and monitor **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/noise-pollution-is-a-public-health-risk-thats-hard-to-measure-and-monitor.md Prolonged exposure to environmental noise is linked to sleep disturbance, hearing impairment and cardiovascular risks, making noise pollution a public health concern in India’s increasingly noisy cities. --- ### 'It melts all sides': Slovenia takes drastic measures to stop its last glacier from vanishing **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/it-melts-all-sides-slovenia-takes-drastic-measures-to-stop-its-last-glacier-from-vanishing.md Locals say ‘unique ecosystems’ are vanishing and rivers are losing water as Slovenia’s last glacier melts away. --- ### Arctic wildlife research suffers as geopolitical competition grows **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/arctic-wildlife-research-suffers-as-geopolitical-competition-grows.md Scientists say the loss of support for wildlife research in the Arctic is unprecedented and comes as climate change dramatically reshapes life in the Far North. --- ### Global warming and El Niño revved up Hurricane Polo, study says **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/global-warming-and-el-nino-revved-up-hurricane-polo-study-says.md Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours. --- ### A new report just busted another myth about heat pumps **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/a-new-report-just-busted-another-myth-about-heat-pumps.md Don't worry: There is there plenty of room on the grid for these electrical wonders — and they'll save ratepayers tons of cash. --- ### Sierra Club calls for renewable energy to be part of Iowa steel mill deal **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/sierra-club-calls-for-renewable-energy-to-be-part-of-iowa-steel-mill-deal.md Sierra Club said the proposed mill could be “among the cleanest and most modern in the country” if the group’s ideas are included in negotiations on the terms of an incentive package for the plant. --- ### 91% of papers criticizing ultraprocessed food classification system had an author with food industry ties, study finds **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Food & Water **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/91-of-papers-criticizing-nova-had-an-author-with-food-industry-ties-study-finds.md A definition of ultraprocessed foods is a precondition for public health policies such as reducing their usage in school meals or requiring food label warnings on them to inform consumers. --- ### World Mushroom Day: From food to plastic replacement **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/world-mushroom-day-from-food-to-plastic-replacement.md For humans and other animals, mushrooms are food; and they may be part of the solution for food security and solving the plastic crisis. --- ### Could dirty, salty wastewater quench data center thirst? **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Data Centers **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/could-dirty-salty-wastewater-quench-data-center-thirst.md Data centers need millions of gallons of water a day; the oil and gas industry produces more wastewater than that. Connecting them using today’s desalination technologies makes sense. --- ### Americans get a new sunscreen option **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/americans-get-a-new-sunscreen-option.md Americans have a new sunscreen option for the first time in over 25 years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the chemical ingredient BEMT in June. --- ### Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/indonesia-fights-fire-with-dry-ice-as-toxic-haze-spreads-across-region.md Having tried cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South Sumatra. --- ### Plastic additive meant to replace toxic phthalates linked to lower birth weights, study finds **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/plastic-additive-meant-to-replace-toxic-phthalates-linked-to-lower-birth-weights-study-finds.md A study led by NYU Langone Health researchers adds to growing evidence that replacement chemicals can pose their own health risks. --- ### As wildfires intensify, communities have a bigger role to play **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/as-wildfires-intensify-communities-have-a-bigger-role-to-play.md As France confronts increasingly destructive wildfires, researchers say its largely top-down approach leaves residents with little role in preparing for them. In parts of the U.S., communities are experimenting with a different approach. --- ### Trump’s Russian diesel deal draws GOP, European pushback — and industry shrug **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/trumps-russian-diesel-deal-draws-gop-european-pushback-and-industry-shrug.md Trump’s plan to buy diesel from Russia is sparking a political backlash — and further ruptures in the transatlantic alliance — for a deal the oil industry says may never happen. --- ### The hidden costs of fracking: boom in Argentina linked to trail of sickness **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-hidden-costs-of-fracking-boom-in-argentina-linked-to-trail-of-sickness.md Families in Vaca Muerta, the center of Patagonia’s shale operation, report cancers, miscarriages, and pollution. --- ### What new research reveals about the dangers of smoke from urban firestorms **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/what-new-research-reveals-about-the-dangers-of-smoke-from-urban-firestorms.md A study of Maui survivors found high amounts of toxic metals in their bodies for as long as 18 months after the fire. Another study found the Eaton Fire’s smoke had lead concentrations up to 250 times higher than normal. --- ### “Forever chemicals” pollute more than 80% of tested US waterways **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/forever-chemicals-pollute-more-than-80-of-tested-us-waterways.md If you swam, fished, or paddled a lake or river in the US over the past couple of years, there’s a more than 80% chance the water contained toxic “forever chemicals,” according to a new report. --- ### Climate change gives Swedish winemakers an unexpected boost **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/climate-change-gives-swedish-winemakers-an-unexpected-boost.md Nordic newcomers to the world of wine are toasting what they believe will be a vintage harvest, thanks, in no small part, to climate change. --- ### U.S. Supreme Court weeds out $28 million Roundup ruling **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/u-s-supreme-court-weeds-out-28-million-roundup-ruling.md The high court reversed a California man's victory against Monsanto over the agricultural giant's failure to warn of cancer risks associated with Roundup, dooming similar cases in the future. --- ### EPA rollbacks could shift pollution costs to North Carolina families, report says **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/epa-rollbacks-could-shift-pollution-costs-to-north-carolina-families-report-says.md A new report from Environmental Protection Network examines the potential health and pollution impacts of recent EPA regulatory rollbacks. --- ### Iowa residents raise health and environmental concerns over data center expansion **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Data Centers **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/iowa-residents-raise-health-and-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-expansion.md Advocacy groups and residents are voicing concerns about the health and environmental impacts of Iowa's growing data center industry, citing increased fossil fuel use and air pollution. --- ### How one Chicago program is diversifying the solar workforce **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/how-one-chicago-program-is-diversifying-the-solar-workforce.md Founded by a former public-housing resident, the 548 Foundation provides training, stipends, and support to build Black generational wealth through clean energy. --- ### How rewilding could help atoll islands keep pace with rising seas **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/how-rewilding-could-help-atoll-islands-keep-pace-with-rising-seas.md Healthy ecosystems may give some of the world’s most vulnerable islands a better shot at survival, new research shows. --- ### Opinion: A safe and healthy New York starts with protecting delivery workers **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/opinion-a-safe-and-healthy-new-york-starts-with-protecting-delivery-workers.md A new analysis highlights how a surge of Amazon and other e-commerce delivery vehicles have clogged our streets, polluted our air, and made us less safe. --- ### ‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: How drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/i-am-still-a-child-it-cannot-be-good-to-be-married-how-drought-forces-afghan-families-to-sell-girls-as-brides.md As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings, with girls as young as eight and 10 engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food. --- ### Trump pardons diesel mechanics for Clean Air Act violations at Alaska rally **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/trump-pardons-diesel-mechanics-for-clean-air-act-violations-at-alaska-rally.md President Trump issued pardons at a campaign rally in Alaska on this week for two diesel mechanics who were previously charged with and plead guilty to violating the Clean Air Act. --- ### Which foods have the most microplastics? Experts say these 10 are common culprits **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/which-foods-have-the-most-microplastics-experts-say-these-10-are-common-culprits.md What to know before your next grocery trip. --- ### The Earth’s vital signs are concerning, a new report says **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-earths-vital-signs-are-concerning-a-new-report-says.md Still, the study’s authors say there is hope for solutions despite record-setting heat and historic storms. --- ### A late hurricane shows the danger of a warming Gulf for Black communities **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/a-late-hurricane-shows-the-danger-of-a-warming-gulf-for-black-communities.md Hurricane Isaias shows why hurricane counts alone cannot capture the risks facing Gulf Coast communities. --- ### Inside Big Beef’s ‘90s campaign to rewrite its climate story **Published:** October 15, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/inside-big-beefs-90s-campaign-to-rewrite-its-climate-story.md Documents show how the National Cattlemen’s Association launched a long-term misinformation campaign to downplay livestock’s environmental impacts. --- ### Industrial air pollution in Louisiana’s chemical corridor linked to higher odds of severe infant heart defects **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/industrial-air-pollution-in-louisianas-chemical-corridor-linked-to-higher-odds-of-severe-infant-heart-defects.md A first-of-its-kind Louisiana case-control study finds that mothers living in areas with the highest toxicity-weighted industrial air pollution face more than four times the odds of having an infant with severe congenital heart defects. --- ### Mounting evidence shows a common plastic chemical can affect human ovaries **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/mounting-evidence-shows-a-common-plastic-chemical-can-affect-human-ovaries.md A class of chemicals called phthalates is widespread in our lives, and there are growing concerns about what impact they're having on our reproductive health. --- ### 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunities **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/2026-state-of-the-climate-report-challenges-and-opportunities.md Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, effective adaptation, ecosystem protection, and transformative societal change remain essential to reducing climate risks and securing a more resilient and sustainable future. --- ### Reliable AI sea ice forecasts depend on sustained observations **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/reliable-ai-sea-ice-forecasts-depend-on-sustained-observations.md Sea ice is a fundamental regulator of Earth’s climate and an increasingly urgent forecast target itself. Can we trust the AI systems now being built to predict it? --- ### Microplastics found in urine of 91% of children may shape behavior **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/microplastics-found-in-urine-of-91-of-children-may-shape-behavior.md A study of 1,234 Chinese ten-year-olds found microplastics in 91 percent of urine samples and linked certain polymers to behavioral problems. --- ### Data center opposition giving environmental groups momentum **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/data-center-opposition-giving-environmental-groups-momentum.md Environmental groups are gaining momentum as concerns over rising electricity bills, pollution and AI fuel bipartisan opposition across the U.S. --- ### Opinion: Amendment 82 is a dark-money attack on Colorado’s clean energy leadership **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/opinion-amendment-82-is-a-dark-money-attack-on-colorados-clean-energy-leadership.md The measure would only benefit the natural gas industry while undermining our progress in addressing air pollution, which benefits all Coloradans. --- ### In Texas senate race, Talarico and Paxton both promise relief from rising energy costs **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/in-texas-senate-race-talarico-and-paxton-both-promise-relief-from-rising-energy-costs.md The candidates are miles apart on climate, but both are making affordability a central issue as Texans grapple with spiking prices. --- ### This overlooked election could shape California’s climate future **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/this-overlooked-election-could-shape-californias-climate-future.md The race for state insurance commissioner hinges on a pivotal question: can the private market help us adapt to climate disasters? --- ### The EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related gift **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-epa-is-about-to-hand-oil-and-gas-companies-a-huge-methane-related-gift.md Rolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.” --- ### Texas’ crackdown on data centers exposes limits of state law **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Data Centers **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/texas-crackdown-on-data-centers-exposes-limits-of-state-law.md Texas officials are promising tougher enforcement on data centers, but the existing law may offer limited leverage over the industry that has largely failed to report its water use. --- ### Iowa faces reckoning over water quality, cancer rates in midterms **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/iowa-faces-reckoning-over-water-quality-cancer-rates-in-midterms.md Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics. --- ### PFAS chemicals are in most Massachusetts rivers and waterways tested in new report **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/pfas-chemicals-are-in-most-massachusetts-rivers-and-waterways-tested-in-new-report.md The so-called "forever chemicals," which have been linked to a number of negative health impacts, were detected in 87% of the 108 locations tested between 2022 and 2024. --- ### Brussels joins legal action over severe PFAS pollution at former industrial site **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/brussels-joins-legal-action-over-severe-pfas-pollution-at-former-industrial-site.md Residents within a designated precautionary zone of 100 meters from the contamination zone are still advised to not use well water or consume fruit, vegetables, eggs or small livestock from their gardens. --- ### Toxic water spills pollute Britain's waterways every 90 minutes **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/toxic-water-spills-pollute-britain-s-waterways-every-90-minutes.md Water companies are set to record the highest number of toxic spills in at least a decade after strict new rules forced firms to declare all pollution incidents. --- ### Health wearables and fast tech are full of critical minerals **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/health-wearables-and-fast-tech-are-full-of-critical-minerals.md Sales of fast tech like mini fans and disposable e-vapes, as well as wearable health tech such as heart monitors and smartwatches are soaring. They're creating a new e-waste problem but are full of hidden treasure. --- ### What finance can tell us about the ‘twin crises’ of climate change and biodiversity loss **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/what-finance-can-tell-us-about-the-twin-crises-of-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss.md Yale's Stefano Giglio explains how the two environmental threats can amplify each other — and why understanding those interactions matters for the economy. --- ### Climate change is putting Europe’s brain health at risk **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/climate-change-is-putting-europes-brain-health-at-risk.md Rising temperatures, poor air quality, and the spread of infectious diseases could increase the burden of neurological disorders, with the most vulnerable communities facing the greatest risks. --- ### France’s emissions are falling as fuel prices soar. Why is it still missing climate targets? **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/frances-emissions-are-falling-as-fuel-prices-soar-why-is-it-still-missing-climate-targets.md Despite using less fossil fuels, France is still far short of the 5 per cent annual reduction in emissions it needs to meet its climate targets. --- ### New data centers in Texas and New Mexico could upend climate goals **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/new-data-centers-in-texas-and-new-mexico-could-upend-climate-goals.md Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both places. --- ### ‘Outdated and inadequate’: Tefal manufacturer urged to drop ‘forever chemicals’ from non-stick pans **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/outdated-and-inadequate-tefal-manufacturer-urged-to-drop-forever-chemicals-from-non-stick-pans.md The legal notice came from three environmental groups in the midst of fierce discussions over upcoming EU PFAS legislation, expected in 2027. --- ### PFAS are silently poisoning people’s drinking water **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Environmental Justice **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/pfas-are-silently-poisoning-peoples-drinking-water.md Those affected by contamination from "forever chemicals" are left with serious health issues and few answers. --- ### WATCH: Carey Gillam joins The Healthy Project Podcast **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/watch-carey-gillam-joins-the-healthy-project-podcast.md TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talks about her recent investigation revealing internal corporate documents from pesticide maker Syngenta. --- ### Teenagers worldwide are tackling the plastics crisis **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Plastic Pollution **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/teenagers-worldwide-are-tackling-the-plastics-crisis.md What if the most effective solutions to plastic pollution came from the people who will live longest with its consequences? --- ### What happened to Pennsylvania’s hydrogen hubs? **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/what-happened-to-pennsylvanias-hydrogen-hubs.md Backed by bipartisan leadership, Pennsylvania’s hydrogen projects were supposed to create jobs and slash emissions. Now, they’re in limbo. --- ### Foul fishmeal factories: the stench that rich nations leave behind **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Toxics **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/foul-fishmeal-factories-the-stench-that-rich-nations-leave-behind.md In the shadow of fishmeal factories, communities live with foul air, broken sleep, and the costs of producing livestock feed for wealthy markets. --- ### The fire retardant in the seafood chain **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Food & Water **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/the-fire-retardant-in-the-seafood-chain.md A chemical additive helped stop fishmeal from catching fire on ships, but it carried a downstream carcinogenic risk to modern food systems. --- ### Amit Forlit, the Israeli private eye at the heart of a climate hacking scandal **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** Climate **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/amit-forlit-the-israeli-private-eye-at-the-heart-of-a-climate-hacking-scandal.md For decades, an Israeli private investigator has operated on the edges of international intrigue while rubbing elbows with powerful figures. --- ### Video: Flares, leaks, and toxic spills **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/video-flares-leaks-and-toxic-spills.md To drive across the Permian Basin is to see a side of the country’s energy infrastructure that is known to most but invisible to nearly all. --- ### Opinion: Wisconsin doesn’t have to accept new gas plants as inevitable **Published:** October 14, 2026 | **Author:** EHN Curators | **Section:** General **URL:** https://www.ehn.org/opinion-wisconsin-doesnt-have-to-accept-new-gas-plants-as-inevitable.md We Energies says Wisconsin needs a new methane gas plant to meet growing electricity demand. 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