PFAS contamination has been found in groundwater and surface water - including a stretch of the Winooski River - near the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington.
Warming temperatures are increasing mortality in creatures ranging from birds in the Mojave Desert, to mammals in Australia, to bumblebees in North America.
The net result of the rule change, officials and conservationists say, will be another setback for the multi-state and federal effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
A coal-fired power plant on the banks of the Potomac River received three violations from a state inspector. An environmental group worries the plant may be polluting the water with toxic heavy metals.
The state denied a permit request by Altair Disposal Services to construct a landfill that would take waste from an incineration facility and turn it into road material.
Chemours says it has submitted data to the DEQ that will be used to help determine the best ways to remove PFAS from the Cape Fear River and surroundings.
Four of the fellows who participated in the program this year will discuss their ongoing research, activism, and experiences with publishing their ideas in the public sphere.
With job loss and stifled development in the renewable energy sector, economists, politicians, and advocates say policy action is necessary to stay on track.
The pandemic has put public health officials in a perilous place—caught between the common good and the often-toxic American drive for personal freedom.
