The move comes months after Congress voted to end a ban on mining in the area, reviving prospects for a controversial copper-nickel mine.

The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under...

Life-saving lessons come from understanding diseases shared by wildlife and humans.

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Impacts on Public Health, Agriculture, and the Nation We’re kicking off the new year with one of America’s leading environmental journalists, Care...

See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.

By Michael Reinemer, Editor As buildings, developments and populations grow, Mother Nature is feeling the pinch. Or punch. Clean water is more scarce. Prairie and parklands get paved over. Our…

By Michael Reinemer, Editor As buildings, developments and populations grow, Mother Nature is feeling the pinch. Or punch. Clean water is more scarce. Prairie and parklands get paved over. Our…

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.

The administration has yet to convince major utilities to commit to building large reactors again.

New U.S. EPA rule would strip protections from 72% of the state’s remaining wetlands, which play a crucial role in mitigating flooding and filtering drinking water.

What do you do when a fertilizer spill ravages your local stream, killing hundreds of thousands of fish across two states? For a group of clean water advocates in Southwest…

A fertilizer spill killed hundreds of thousands of fish in southwest Iowa last year. Now, a group of locals are building a network of citizen scientists and advocates for clean water.

A fertilizer spill killed hundreds of thousands of fish in southwest Iowa last year. Now, a group of locals are building a network of citizen scientists and advocates for clean water.

The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted to support a network of water quality sensors in rivers and streams across Iowa. They hope other counties will follow suit to prevent a funding cliff next ye...

The Izaak Walton League of America has started a campaign to raise funds for a water quality monitoring program.

By Michael Reinemer, Editor, Outdoor America: The envy of the world. Our scenic, iconic public lands have attracted and inspired generations of Americans and visitors from abroad as well. The…

Residents along the river gathered in La Crosse Aug. 4 to discuss the effects of federal funding cuts on their community and its iconic body of water.

Iowa communities have been told to conserve water during the summer months. Some have dry wells, other systems fight polluted water sources.

The Green Crew has engaged more than one thousand youth in the Twin Cities for dozens of conservation projects. They are making plans to expand in greater Minnesota.

“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020

Des Moines Water Works employee Bill Blubaugh collects a water sample from the Raccoon River, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in …

Nitrate Watch monitors expect increased concentrations this month as part of the “spring flush” when fertilizer washes into the waterways.

Nitrate Watch monitors expect increased concentrations this month as part of the “spring flush” when fertilizer washes into the waterways.

The Interior Department is considering selling an area of federal land larger than the city of Los Angeles as part of the agency’s plan to use public lands to help solve the housing crisis.

Making ends meet on an intern’s salary can be hard. Stipends don’t always cover the full costs of temporarily relocating to a new city or making ends meet while working remotely. Sometimes, prioritizing steps to advance your career can mean putting off other income opportunities that would otherwise serve more immediate financial needs.