At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt...
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The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that...
In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in...
The Justice Department on Friday celebrated its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of...
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Helene dumped trillions of gallons of water hundreds of miles inland, devastating communities nestled in...
For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on...

WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Commerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of...