Water
Monday, April 21, 2025
MD water systems have high levels of cancer-causing chemicals, report finds
A new report found 122 million Americans drink water with high levels of cancer-causing chemicals, frequently from runoff at livestock factory farms…
Friday, April 18, 2025
MI environmental groups, Tribes decry fast-tracking Line 5 tunnel
Environmental groups across Michigan are pushing back after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed it will fast-track Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel …
EPA cuts would endanger Iowa's already contaminated water
By Dawn Attride for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration In a …
PA to plant 10 million trees to boost Chesapeake Bay water quality
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is helping to get Pennsylvania on track for its Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction goals this year. So far…
High-impact data centers could pose WV energy, environment threats
Large, energy-intense buildings used in Bitcoin mining, cloud computing and artificial intelligence data processing industries could become more …
Chicago nonprofit transforms former toxic site to feed community
By Angela Burke for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pub…
Federal judge to decide fate of IA 'Swampbuster' wetlands program
A federal judge in Cedar Rapids hears arguments today in a case that could make or break the future of wetland protection programs in the state…
Court orders WA to rewrite CAFO dairy operation permit regulations
The Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board is ordering state officials to rewrite pollution discharge permit regulations for concentrated a…
North TX county sues feds over PFAS contamination
By Sara Hashemi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration John…
Iowa's cancer rate is an 'outlier,' but why?
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration In …
New data detail WA's water year
The Pacific Northwest Water Year Impacts Assessment, an important resource for managing drought and other climate extremes, was published today…
Grant money used to study drought practices of AR farmers
Students and professors at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock are studying farmer's reactions to drought conditions. The university received a …