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3M to pay New Jersey up to $450M in landmark 'forever chemical' settlement

3M will pay the state of New Jersey up to $450 million over the next 25 years, resolving claims regarding widespread contamination from “forever chemicals.” State Attorney General Matthew Platkin and...

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Newsom announces $12B deficit in revised California budget proposal

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced a $12 billion deficit Wednesday in the May revision of his state budget proposal, casting blame on the Trump administration for creating an unpredictable...

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Utah, Arizona senators launch bipartisan push for water infrastructure funding

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have launched a bipartisan push aimed at strengthening water infrastructure across the U.S. West — an arid region coping with a growing population...

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Climate change is threatening more than 3,500 animal species: Study

The survival of more than 3,500 animal species is in jeopardy thanks to the impacts of climate change, a new study has found. This threat applies to at least a quarter of the species in six different...

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Rapid snowmelt jeopardizing summer water supply across the US West

Above-normal temperatures combined with paltry precipitation levels have led to rapid snowmelts across the U.S. West — reducing water supplies for the spring and summer, federal meteorologists are...

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Wildfire smoke exposure is harming pregnant patients who have limited access...

The U.S. health care system is ill-prepared to treat pregnant patients and their infants who have endured the impacts of wildfire smoke exposure, a new study finds. Many residents of communities prone...

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California to sue Trump administration over 'shortsighted' and 'illegal'...

California officials announced their intentions on Thursday to file their 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration — this time, over an attempt to upend the state's stricter-than-federal...

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California launching multistate coalition to advance clean cars

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his intentions Friday to help launch a multistate, clean-car coalition after the Senate voted to upend the Golden State's stricter-than-federal emissions...

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Trump administration approves first expedited uranium mining project

The Trump administration on Friday authorized the relaunch of operations at a southeastern Utah uranium mine — marking its first use of a newly fast-tracked environmental review process. The...

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Groundwater supplies are plunging across the Colorado River Basin: Study

The Colorado River Basin's groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human pumping activities, a new study has found. The critical Western system has lost...

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Even low levels of lead exposure may worsen academic performance: Study

Academic achievement among adolescents may be affected by early childhood lead exposure at much lower levels than previously assumed, according to a new study. Just a small climb in blood...

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Iron from steel and coal manufacturing is changing the North Pacific...

Iron released from coal combustion and steel production is altering the ecosystem in a critical part of the North Pacific, a new study has found. About 39 percent of dissolved iron in the uppermost...

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Solar panel arrays may help sustain grasslands during drought: Study

The placement of solar panels in Colorado’s grasslands could help decrease water stress and increase plant growth by about 20 percent during dry years, a new study has found. In these semi-arid areas,...

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California freshwater fish carrying invasive parasitic worms: Study

More than 90 percent of popular Southern California freshwater game fish sampled in a new study contained invasive worms capable of infecting humans, scientists warn. The parasites — two species of...

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Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels break seasonal records: NOAA

Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide made history last month by climbing to their highest seasonal peak available in historical records, a team of researchers reported. For the first time...

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