"Exposure to a new generation of allegedly “safe” plasticizers is linked to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, which could cause serious health problems later in life, a new peer-reviewed study found."
"The Federal Communications Commission has become a battleground for Democrats afraid the administration is squelching free speech."
"Amid a surge in early onset cancer, the Trump administration has taken more than 500 actions to systematically dismantle protections against carcinogens once in place across the federal government, an October report alleges."
"Ongoing research at Washington State University links buprofezin, commonly applied to tree-fruit crops, to “severe brood mortality” for honey bees."
"The number of measles cases reported in 2026 is the highest in 35 years, with cases reported in 45 states and D.C."
"As heads of state and delegates from nearly every nation make their way on Monday to Antalya, Turkey, for the United Nations climate talks, one question hangs over the event: Will it matter?"
"Cellophane bees make a polyethylene-like plastic that breaks down in soil within a year. A new PNAS study shows how it could inspire biodegradable bioplastics."
"A natural warming cycle called El Niño is sizzling Pacific Ocean waters, leaking moisture into the air that can fuel passing storms. Such El Niño events can happen irregularly every couple of years, but scientists say the latest iteration is particularly extreme — and it’s just getting started, with impacts expected for several more months."
As the public and news media alike tally the outcomes of this week’s U.S. midterm elections, it is the costs of energy — to the economy and the environment, today and into the future — that will continue to grow to dominate global discourse. A Backgrounder Analysis looks at how environmental journalists must seek the fuller story of this vast energy beat.
"At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were exposed in a 24-hour period to toxic lead levels from smoke that were 80 times higher than the typical background level, according to a new study."
