BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

Palm Beach International airport was rebranded Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday and there are already signs that the name change could hurt […]

The president says he won't sign a key bill that Republicans wanted to run on.

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Weird how his new rule targets Black men. Probably just a coincidence, right?

A cartoon by Nick Anderson.

Republican primary voters really one-upped the contest for who can pick the most unpalatable nominee, officially choosing Victor Marx—a lunatic who has made […]

France's national team uses the same airline that the Trump administration uses to deport immigrants.

Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” He is the latest […]

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman.

Questions remain about cleanup at the North Carolina site, which had been hailed as a solution for dealing with plastic waste.

The official urged requiring a fish farm to monitor for the tiny plastic particles. The E.P.A. said he had taken steps to embarrass the agency.

Plastic pollution and drug-resistant infections are usually regarded as separate global crise, but emerging research suggests links between them.

Advocacy groups said the order failed to establish an energy emergency. The Department of Energy partly attributed one to anticipated demand associated with […]

People in Thornton-Cleveleys want answers on the impact of widespread contamination around the chemical plant.

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks.

Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resources.

Speakers during an online public hearing Tuesday largely and roundly criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to repeal federal drinking […]

A report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows Iowa had 36 nitrate-related drinking water violations in 2025, which is more than double the […]

The Salton Sea is drying up, worsening air pollution for people living near its shores. Authorities are working to stabilize the lakebed and lock down the […]

The federal government recently approved a South Dakota uranium project that moved through the FAST-41 permitting process.

Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

President Donald Trump's hacking away at food assistance benefits affects all Americans, obviously, including plenty who voted against him. Those people are […]

An article published in Nature Medicine highlights the ubiquitous presence of synthetic chemicals in the global food supply and emphasizes the need to […]

Household water costs could nearly double in some American cities as climate change further stresses municipal water systems.

The Iran War’s unexpected environmental boost: electric vehicle sales.

Federal forecasters say an intensifying El Niño is growing so fast it's on the way to becoming very strong, even reaching historic levels this fall.

A San Francisco Bay Area highway project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify roads against rising sea levels.

Poor, senior, and disabled people are being left behind, and the province hasn’t divested from fossil fuels yet.

PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals, have been linked to many problems. Now, a Maine doctor is looking at how exposure during childhood could cause problems […]

Large concentrated hog farms that send manure contamination into local waterways not only impact human health but threaten the existence of more than a dozen […]

Tech companies face a fundamental choice with no winning answer for keeping data centers cool.

In an interview, Australian scientist Cassandra Rauert, who built a plastics-free lab to study human exposure, explores the challenges for researchers.

Environmental protection agency and independent studies have found that food is the biggest source of PFAS chemical exposure.

NC was cut out of negotiations and payments as EPA quietly sued and settled with Chemours, whose Bladen Co. plant is linked to PFAS pollution.

Lawyers have filed a complaint against Belgium over its failure to protect its citizens’ from the significant health risks of forever chemicals.

The coalition of voters who helped elect Trump to clean up America's food system is growing more disenchanted with the president.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should require cancer warnings on all pesticide products containing ingredients the agency has found show evidence of […]

Democratic Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said her bill would return power to consumers to sue companies over health concerns.

The heat dome that settled over much of the United States affected some specialty farmers who produce crops fruits and vegetables.

As EV sales boom and grids seek more energy storage, researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on […]