Image Google Wants You to Know the Environmental Cost of Quizzing Its AI Aug. 21, 2025 The tech giant has released details on the colossal amount of power required to respond to our everyday AI queries. Read more
Image Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying Aug. 17, 2025 The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or warnings about the risks. Read more
Image New EPA data show more towns have PFAS in their water. Is yours one? Aug. 14, 2025 The EPA is nearing the end of the largest PFAS testing initiative it’s undertaken – a three-year effort that requires most public drinking water systems serving at least 3,300 customers to sample and report measurements for several types of forever chemicals. Read more
Image EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren’t dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here’s what they say Aug. 11, 2025 The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.’' Read more
Image The EPA set formal limits on PFAS in drinking water last spring. How has that affected Arizona? July 24, 2025 The regulation came after years of research tying the human-made chemicals to a range of health issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says certain levels of exposure can lead to decreased fertility, prostate, kidney and testicular cancers, and weakened immune systems. Read more
Image Very high levels of toxic chemicals found in eco-friendly menstrual products, study says July 22, 2025 Extremely high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been found in a small sampling of reusable menstrual pads and panties, according to a new study. Read more
Image Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging. July 9, 2025 A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products. Read more
Image From TCE to PFAS contamination, Tucson residents still wary of their water June 24, 2025 Read more