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As coal-fired power plants shut down in favor of cleaner, cheaper energy sources, prioritizing the shut-down of the plants in vulnerable communities could yield greater public health benefits and save additional lives. ehn.org/closing-coal-p…

Analysis raises concerns about potential misuse of atrazine weedkiller in US Midwest. Atrazine is an endocrine disruptor linked to increased risk of various cancers, preterm birth, birth defects, and diminished immune function. ehn.org/atrizine-water…

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry? A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations. ehn.org/josh-shapiro-o…

WATCH: Houston area has more than 100 unauthorized air pollution events already this year An EHN analysis finds nearly half were related to flaring. ehn.org/air-pollution-…

Appalachian groups express frustration over first $30 million in federal hydrogen hub funding. “This award represents a continued commitment to invest in a natural gas industry that has added to the pollution and health burdens in the region.” ehn.org/appalachian-hy…

The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California’s hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits. @CalMatters calmatters.org/environment/20…

Bioplastics are inadequately defined, poorly regulated, and potentially toxic. “These bioplastics just aren’t ready for primetime.” ehn.org/problems-with-…

WATCH: Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution. "The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.” ehn.org/health-risks-o…

California launches statewide pesticide notification system 🚨 Farmworkers and advocates say that the first-of-its-kind system is a landmark victory in the push for pesticide transparency. ehn.org/california-pes…

On Amsterdam’s 750th anniversary, it continues to be a leader in climate adaptation — showing how a city can thrive in overcoming existential challenges. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Plastic pellets known as “nurdles” are accumulating along Texas coasts. Nurdles — which can absorb harmful toxics and pollute the environment as they continue to degrade into microplastics – are produced by more than 140 facilities across the U.S. ehn.org/microplastic-o…

Towns across the Jersey Shore are organizing to pass first-of-their-kind ordinances to contain microplastics. The effort, however, only scratches the surface of the construction industry’s plastic impacts. ehn.org/microplastic-p…

Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy transition. news.mongabay.com/short-article/…

International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons. ehn.org/recycling-erie…

President Donald Trump has the opportunity to challenge the Biden administration’s hydrogen tax credit rules under the Congressional Review Act, but the clock is ticking. ehn.org/hydrogen-tax-c…

Living near oil and gas operations, including fracking wells, is linked to stress and depression in people who are planning pregnancies, according to a new study. dailyclimate.org/fracking-menta…

Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021. theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

Last year Pennsylvania Department of Health studies showed increased risk of childhood cancer, asthma and low birth weights for people living near fracking. Advocates say not enough has been done since. dailyclimate.org/pennsylvania-f…

A local advocacy group has launched a new, real-time air monitoring website for communities impacted by air pollution from Shell’s massive petrochemical complex and other industrial sites in western Pennsylvania. ehn.org/shell-pennsylv…

Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition. "Prisons, jails and detention centers are placed in locations where environmental hazards such as toxic landfills, floods and extreme heat are the norm." ehn.org/fight-toxic-pr…