Two-thirds of Wisconsin residents rely on groundwater. The proposed standards will go through a lengthy process before being approved or denied.

From rare bacteria to ‘forever chemicals’, a series of cases of violations or alleged pollution has prompted alarm

Japan's Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing at the close of World War II with a ceremony at the Peace Park memorial. It came as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opened...

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Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use

Every year, millions of dry metric tons of biosolids – the nutrient-rich stuff left over from municipal sewage treatment, aka sludge – are applied to US soils.

Orders to extend the lives of retiring Midwest coal plants are already costing ratepayers millions, the Citizens Utility Board says.

Lord Richard, the world’s oldest living turkey vulture, is celebrating a record milestone and inviting everyone to join the celebration.

Michigan could ban paraquat, a controversial weed killer that's linked to Parkinson's disease, under a recently introduced bill.

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The court says tribal sovereign immunity protects the Menominee Nation and a member from the property owners' lawsuit.

Explore the connection between Wild Rice and Menominee Lakes in northern Wisconsin through ancient wisdom and modern technology.

For more than a year, we've been investigating what’s happening to family farms across the country and the growing concerns over toxic chemicals farmers say are

Join Katie Rosenberg & Ben Wikler for a conversation about Ben's new book This Is The Plan: How To End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

Kneecap is an Irish hip-hop group comprised of three members: Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí. The band’s beats are pretty intense, and their lyrics are fierce and as political as they come. Kneec...

Wisconsin's lead-pipe problem appears smaller than once feared, but thousands of service lines remain unidentified.

Study of mothers in Seattle underscores ‘widespread, systemic problem’ of chemical contamination, experts say

The decision voided the EPA guidance to terminate the $2.8 billion grant program. But it stopped short of requiring the agency to resume administering it.

Article. By David W. Blight. 2011. The people's history of Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina during Reconstruction.

The City of Racine has launched a new initiative to replace all lead service lines in the city within the next five years. Residents welcome the effort.

Cuts to FoodShare and Medicaid for refugees and other legal immigrants will create major gaps in nutrition and health care, advocates say.

The 'forever chemicals' previously linked to multiple health harms really are everywhere: They've now been detected in 98.8 percent of 10,566 blood samples tested in a new US study.

The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon...

I know you have been clamoring for (yet another) explainer on what's going on with electricity prices! In short: many structural factors changed over the last 5 years (natural gas price volatility, ...

High concentration of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in groundwater at former military facility in Louisiana

The tap water of over 60 million Americans has alarming levels of nitrates linked to cancer and other health harms, a new report found.