Environmental Health

"The Pennsylvania and Florida hacks came after a lawsuit spurred EPA’s retreat from mandating cybersecurity protections for the water sector."

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it is seeking meetings this month with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to closely review the potential impact of lead-containing telecommunications cables."

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."

"A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there."

"Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild".

"Ninety percent of the chemicals identified as potential breast carcinogens in a new study are found in everyday products in homes and workplaces."

"The US has announced nearly $1bn in grants to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric and lower-emitting vehicles."

"The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers."

"Diseases from land animals are killing marine mammals at an alarming rate. Can we stem the flow of feces?"