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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environme...
Biden administration sets first-ever limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce expo...
After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens water protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them. The rule would r...
EPA to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing the first federal limits on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water, saying it could prevent thousands of illnesses. A toxic group of compounds knowns as PFAS is linked to h...
EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. Using powerful lasers to focus...
Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun. Res...
School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said T...
Cleanup of abandoned mines could get boost, relieving rivers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of abandoned coal mines in the U.S. have been polluting rivers and streams for decades, in some cases harming fish and contaminating drinking water. Now efforts to finally clean up the sites could soon get a big boost. T...
