BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

Despite its reputation as a national leader on plastic waste, California is recycling only a tiny fraction of common plastic packaging, according to new state […]

New EU-wide limits and monitoring requirements for “forever chemicals” in drinking water have taken effect, but experts warn they focus on tracking […]

Measures to restrict neonicotinoid insecticides, which have been implicated as a threat to endangered species, pollinators and potentially to people, drew […]

Researchers say while microplastics are widespread and their health impacts still uncertain, small changes at home can help reduce exposure.

In this Feb. 12 webinar, Dr. Shuo Xiao will introduce his lab research that focuses on integrating in vivo, in vitro, and in silico models to study the impacts […]

Environmental advocates warn the changes deprive states and tribes of their rights and weaken freshwater-quality protections.

Scientists are challenging high-profile studies that reported microplastics in human organs, warning that many findings may be the result of contamination or […]

New research from the University of Leeds warns that tiny plastic fragments have been found in greater quantities in rural environments than urban locations.

Maine has tightened PFAS limits in drinking water, slashing allowable levels to match Biden-era federal health standards.

The Make America Healthy Again movement’s crusade against pesticides is creating divisions in the Republican Party, as some members back the industry while […]

Federal courts are grappling with the administration's power to curtail wind development and bolster oil and gas drilling off U.S. coasts.

Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an […]

If enacted, Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over role in climate crisis.

Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens is concerned about the future of winter sports in a warming world. Training in Grenoble, France, in the hopes of competing in […]

Data from multiple international agencies shows the reality of a rapidly warming world.

Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic waste underground despite community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents of clean […]

Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.

A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.

Tasmania's Natural Resources and Environment Department has warned commercial fishers that driving their boats near some salmon pens could result in their […]

Millions of people on Sumatra remain displaced by November’s cyclone, showing the dangers of the climate crisis and indiscriminate logging and habitat […]

Aerial photos reveal China’s rapid landscape transformation as wind and solar projects spread from cities to remote deserts.

The federal program shut down before Biden left office, but a handful of state efforts are carrying on with a lower profile.

Residents of flats in south-east London say their homes have excessive heat, with some reaching 43C.

People from California farm communities that had long-term exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos were more than twice as likely to later develop […]

In a reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value […]

After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic “forever […]

Portland-based Defend our Health immediately found banned nonstick pans for online sale to Mainers from stores such as Walmart, Target and Wayfair.

A New York study found PFAS widespread in rural soils, prompting expanded testing and oversight of wastewater plants and sludge-based fertilizers.

"What is the cost to the people?" asked a resident who said he'd not been informed of numerous chemicals lacing a plot he'd planned to garden in.

The U.S. House voted to cut millions promised for the work this year. The Senate will vote this week, as advocates and some lawmakers push back.