Environmental Health News

4 days ago | ehn.org | María Paula Rubiano

About a year ago, while scrolling on Facebook, retired NBC reporter Brian Thompson saw something that shook him. A woman named Sherri Lilienfield shared photos of her front lawn covered in at least two inches of what, at first glance, looked like pristine white snow. It was not. It was plastic dust from a nearby construction site, where workers had been cutting up plastic building materials out in the open.

3 weeks ago | ehn.org

Indigenous communities in Colombia’s Amazon have gained official self-government powers in a landmark move aimed at protecting forests and upholding Indigenous rights.Steven Grattan reports for the Associated Press.In short:Colombia has legally recognized Indigenous councils as official local govern...

1 month ago | ehn.org | Brian Bienkowski

Editor's note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country.

1 month ago | ehn.org | Cami Ferrell

HOUSTON — Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have previously violated the pollution limits in their permits have recently applied for new federal operating permits or renewals. These facilities include the Chevron Pasadena Refining facility, the LyondellBasell Houston refinery, and the Chevron Phillips Chemical Sweeny Complex in Brazoria County, all of which are seeking renewed Title V permits.

1 month ago | ehn.org | Kristina Marusic

PITTSBURGH — On Wednesday, the morning after hurricane-like weather conditions killed at least four people and caused power outages at more than 400,000 homes in southwestern Pennsylvania, community advocates and scientists held an event to discuss how President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office have set back climate action and harmed environmental health and research.