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Researchers at Texas A&M University have used artificial intelligence to reveal how severe weather events like heavy rain and lightning significantly increase the risk of accidental chemical pollution.

The Brownfields Job Training Grant is designed for organizations that want to give unemployed and underemployed residents in communities affected by brownfields a pathway to good jobs in environmental work.

As the Department of Defense confronts soaring PFAS cleanup costs, a landmark comparison at Wurtsmith Air Force Base reveals a new path forward.

Why do some environmental remediation projects underperform, even with the right technology and design? The answer often lies in the field.

Inspired by childhood lessons and nature experiments, Professor Jin Yong Choi at Loyola Marymount University is leading the charge in sustainable water treatment, resource recovery, and hands-on student research.

The EPA has announced it will maintain current national drinking water standards for two “forever chemicals,” while extending compliance deadlines for utilities and signaling a rollback of federal protections for four other PFAS contaminants.

Rather than dismantling existing regulations, the new plan adds additional layers of oversight and coordination.

Research shows that communities exposed to PFAS face up to 33% higher rates of certain rare cancers.

A new GAO report reveals EPA's Superfund program funding has declined 79% since 1999, even as contaminated sites could potentially be transformed into data centers to support America's AI infrastructure boom.

Industry leaders are speaking out against the EPA's recent controversial cancellation of environmental grants, as new documents reveal agency officials were aware their actions lacked proper legal justification.