Health & Wellness

Almost 20% of Americans Are Drinking Nitrate-Contaminated Water

Seth Millstein / Sentient May 6, 2026 A new analysis suggests the EPA’s limits are too high to prevent nitrate-related cancer, thyroid disease and birth defects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Supreme Court to Decide if Roundup Labels Should Warn About Cancer Risk

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist May 5, 2026 The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

There’s Still Hope for Offshore Wind

Jake Bittle / Grist Apr 10, 2026 Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Thermal Drone Footage Shows Musk’s AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Regulations

Evan Simon / Floodlight Feb 25, 2026 Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

The EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop Up Coal

Joe Fassler / DeSmog Feb 10, 2026 The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, a move critics called "illegal" and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Iowa’s Question: What Do You Do When the Water Is Undrinkable?

Nina B. Elkadi / Sentient Jan 28, 2026 Nitrate pollution from fertilizer is straining small water facilities across the state — and advanced filtration systems are failing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s EPA Is Exiting the Regulation Game

Jake Bittle / Grist Jan 19, 2026 The agency has long tried to curb carbon emissions and protect human health. Critics say it’s giving up on both. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

EPA Loosens Regulations On Polluters

Peter Kuper Jan 15, 2026 Dig deeper

Science

The EPA Website Got the Basics of Climate Science Right — Until Last Week

Kate Yoder / Grist Dec 11, 2025 The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Rising Energy Bills Are Rewiring American Politics

Tik Root / Grist Nov 6, 2025 Resounding wins at the polls for efficiency advocates and backlash against plans to kill the Energy Star program give Democrats an opening. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Why Isn’t the EPA Releasing Toxicity Reports on Forever Chemicals?

Sharon Lerner / ProPublica Oct 9, 2025 Agency scientists determined in April that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. But the Trump administration has yet to release the findings. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Government Was Already Shutdown

Michael de Adder Oct 6, 2025 Dig deeper