A growing number of families in North Georgia are suing carpet manufacturers and chemical companies in the Dalton area, saying they knew of the dangers “but hid them.” ...

Towns including Sutton, Burke, Sheffield and Wheelock must find other ways to fund their recovery, which could include raising taxes for residents.

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The study examined the potential health risks linked to consuming cocoa and cassava grown in Linhares, a municipality located ...

Lack of a state floodplain policy in Texas enabled oil companies to build in areas hit by an epic inundation less than 30 ...

A major environmental and public health crisis has hit Wellington this week after a catastrophic failure at the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, sending raw sewage into the city’s south-facing ...

The real action is happening locally anyway, says Monique Harden, an environmental justice lawyer and advocate living in ...

A Republican House bill would give state regulators clearer authority and demand more from dam owners as lawmakers revisit ...

A new study shows that, despite fires, floods and record heat, most Australians do not change their behavior or beliefs in ...

Ashland Sen. Jeff Golden is trying again to get lawmakers to create a fund to pay for natural disasters with damages ...

The battle has just begun over President Trump’s executive order/takeover of rebuilding in fire zones and LA County’s ...

Analysis of federal data by a nonprofit watchdog group found that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drastically ...