Toxics
Monday, February 10, 2025
PA replacing lead water pipes to ensure safe drinking water
Pennsylvania is working to eliminate lead pipes under the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, which require most …
Monday, February 10, 2025
Scientists debate best farming methods to reduce effects of climate change
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Ohio News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaborat…
Friday, February 7, 2025
Survey: Fuel efficiency top of mind for AR car shoppers
Americans continue to see improving fuel economy as the most significant change they want from vehicle manufacturers when they offer new products…
Report: Nitrate levels continue to rise in eastern OR groundwater
A new study by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality found nitrate levels have continued to rise across the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater …
IL works toward lead-free water pipes
Illinois has been working to replace all its lead water pipes but the task is enormous, as it is estimated the state has the most lead service lines …
MN cities dig deep for safe drinking water, but can they meet goals?
An Environmental Protection Agency rule, finalized near the end of the Biden administration, calls on states and cities to replace all lead pipes in …
New lawsuit says MN needs tougher action on nitrate pollution
The State of Minnesota faces a new lawsuit over the connection between harmful nitrates from farm fields and the threat they pose to natural resources…
Montana bill seeks state panel on food safety
Research shows toxic additives have been overlooked in the U.S. food supply, though the federal Food and Drug Administration is charged with …
Road salts are hazardous to PA rivers, streams and critters
Just like overindulging in salt is bad for your health, so too is the excessive use of road salt on the environment. Since 2020, PennDOT reported …
New program shows environmental impact of green farming
Some Wisconsin farmers are now able to see the environmental effects from their sustainable farming practices through a new conservation program that …
Worker's coalition aims to address climate emergency, economic inequality
As President Donald Trump abandons a promise the U.S. made in Paris nearly a decade ago, organized workers across Colorado are joining forces to …
Veteran CO lawmaker sets sights on climate, child care in 2025
In 2019, Colorado lawmakers set goals for cutting climate pollution by at least half by the year 2030, and by 90% by 2050 - compared with 2005 levels…