BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

The ChatGPT creator hired John McCarrick, a gas-loving former Trump energy official, to guide how the company will source huge quantities of power for its […]

For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.

After more than a century, these shellfish have reappeared in Damariscotta River. Their return is a boon—and a warning of a changing climate.

The European Union has pledged more than half a billion dollars to fund renewable energy and electrification projects in Africa, aiming to expand access to […]

Residents near St. John’s International Airport say Transport Canada has failed to fully investigate or contain toxic PFAS contamination spreading into […]

New research shows that industrial and mining facilities owned by more profitable corporations tend to release higher proportions of toxic chemicals into the […]

Chemicals in everyday products — from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review finds.

Researchers at Utah State University have discovered that microscopic plastic particles are present in dust from remote national parks across the West, showing […]

Extreme heat can exacerbate the impacts of some toxics on the kidneys, according to a University of Arizona study published this month in the journal […]

Tree swallows near U.S. bases showed high PFAS levels, revealing widespread chemical exposure from firefighting foam.

A Texas oil company’s bid to revive long-idled drilling platforms off the Santa Barbara coast is faltering amid mounting lawsuits, regulatory setbacks, and […]

With vast untapped geothermal reserves beneath its surface, New Mexico could become a national leader in renewable energy.

A deluge that dumped more than 12% of of Kolkata's annual rainfall in a single day left the city flooded, revealing how climate change–driven extreme weather […]

Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir connoisseurs. But farmers fret that recent rapid gains in temperatures […]

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

New research from New York’s Adirondack mountains shows that lakes near heavily trafficked hiking trails contain 23 times more microplastics than remote […]

Health experts warn about the dangers of ultra-processed foods, but for many working parents, eliminating them is unrealistic. Nutritionists now suggest a more […]

After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are wavering on the practice. In one Michigan county, the medical […]

DOE canceled a $30 million grant for batteries that would keep a large California hospital operating during blackouts.

Some of the world's biggest carmakers are facing a pivotal trial at London's High Court on Monday, with lawyers representing 1.6 million claimants accusing […]

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 […]

Douglas Troutman faced a divisive Senate hearing last week on his nomination to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Chemical Safety and […]

A Trump administration legal document said the Department of Health and Human Services initially targeted 1,000 to 1,200 employees for dismissal, and people […]

For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re […]

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long […]

Plagued by climate-driven weather extremes, communities that need help improving water quality are being left behind.

As California’s summers grow hotter, farmworkers are enduring the twin dangers of extreme heat and pesticide exposure—conditions that current regulations […]

Research in Zarcero finds 90% of earthworms avoid agrochemical soils, with enzyme and microbiome declines, and pesticide drift reaching nearby organic farms in […]

Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings […]

The Trump administration cancelled its review of a massive joint solar project in Nevada that would have added up to be one of the largest continuous solar […]