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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025KAREN ZRAICKComments Off on Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

August 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

August 28, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

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A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

August 20, 2025August 21, 2025Hiroko Tabuchi and Jason GulleyComments Off on A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

July 31, 2025August 2, 2025Maxine Joselow and Brad PlumerComments Off on Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.

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Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

July 31, 2025Maxine Joselow and Brad PlumerComments Off on Trump Taps Climate Skeptics to Attack Science on Global Warming

The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.

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Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change

July 23, 2025July 24, 2025Karen Zraick and Marlise SimonsComments Off on Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existential threat” at a closely watched case in The Hague.

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The French Seaside Factory Trying to Break China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025Jeanna SmialekComments Off on The French Seaside Factory Trying to Break China’s Chokehold on Rare Earths

The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.

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E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025HIROKO TABUCHIComments Off on E.P.A. Employees Are Invited to Adopt Soon-to-Be Homeless Lab Rats

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.

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Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025Simon RomeroComments Off on Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life. SpaceX said there were “no hazards to the surrounding area.”

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