Climate and land-use changes projected to raise nitrogen pollution in rivers

While a wealth of nutrient export models exists, a knowledge gap persists regarding how climate and land-use changes ...

The US used to be really dirty: Environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference

Growing up in the 1970s, I took for granted the trash piles along the highway, tires washed up on beaches, and smog fouling ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Data centers strain water supply in Oregon town already facing pollution crisis

BOARDMAN, Ore. (PTV) - Data centers have proliferated across Oregon over the last 15 years, but their water usage is creating additional problems for communities already struggling with contamination.
The Verge

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. A new study estimates the environmental impact of ...
Tampa Bay Times

Water pollution puts Floridians at risk of severe health problems

Chemicals foul wells used for drinking water and fuel harmful algae that can make people sick, a Times investigation shows. Chemicals foul wells used for drinking water and fuel harmful algae that can ...
WFTV

Bill bans local governments from regulating wetlands and water pollution

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida lawmakers’ push to pre-empt local governments from controlling development within their borders continued this week when a pair of lawmakers filed bills that keep councils and ...
KOIN 6

PGE, Tillamook Creamery accused of ‘massive’ groundwater pollution

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A class action lawsuit filed by a group of Oregonians is accusing a local utility company and a creamery of “dangerous” nitrate pollution in residents’ well water. The lawsuit, ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Tehran Pollution Reaches 'Alarming' Level In Latest Environmental Crisis To Hit Iran

Air pollution has reached "alarming" levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities and ban truck travel in the region in the latest environmental crisis ...
The Gazette

Iowa food companies routinely violate water pollution permits — and rarely face penalties

Red-tinted wastewater in Williams Creek is seen March 5, 2024. A blocked sewer line at AgriStar, in Postville, caused a pump station to flood, sending untreated water from the beef kill facility to ...
consilium.europa

Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters

Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting ...
Food & Water Watch

Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Backtracking

10 Organizations Petition Federal Court Over EPA’s Abandonment of Rules to Reduce Pollution from Meat Processing Industry Washington, D.C. – A coalition of 10 organizations filed a federal lawsuit ...