The Latest Breaking News from EPA

How do PFAS enter our bodies? Researchers want to find out

“Forever chemicals,” a class of substances widely used in cookware, food wrappers and other products are thought to be in the blood of nearly all U.S. residents and have been linked to serious health problems.

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

Early water quality testing results show high traces of E.coli in Victorian floodwaters

Water quality testing done by the Environment Protection Authority over the past week shows high than usual traces of E.coli in floodwaters.

ABC News · Nov 7, 2022

Occupied Kherson loses power, as Kyiv mayor urges residents to prepare for total blackouts

The southern occupied city and surrounding settlements lost power over the weekend, the first time the region has seen such an energy cut

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022

Equipment that's designed to cut methane emission is failing

Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas, and it packs about 80 times the climate-warming power of carbon dioxide

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Pakistan ‘heading for chaos’ after Imran Khan ‘assassination attempt’

Ousted prime minister claims that his successor ordered shooting

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

Biogas tax credit benefits factory farms

Experts say the Inflation Reduction Act's push for biogas is "one step forward and two steps back."

Salon · Nov 5, 2022

Climate ‘loss and damage’: why it’s such a big deal at Cop27

Global heating crisis is felt most by countries that are least to blame, so reparations are central to demands for climate justice

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Poor water quality recorded at Victorian beaches after month of severe flooding

Environmental experts are telling Victorians to head to the swimming pool over the weekend instead of the beach, with water quality across the state still poor after recent flooding.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Industry Threatens Water Supplies and Coastal Ecology Near Corpus Christi

Environmentalists have seized on water supply as a “chokehold” to block fossil fuels on the rugged South Texas coast.

Texas Observer · Nov 4, 2022

When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

An analysis of Environmental Protection Agency records shows many small communities in particular are left unprotected by destitute and unmaintained water providers

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022