pollution

Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds Of Billions

October 12, 2026 C. J. Polychroniou, Truthout. Create! climate crisis, Climate finance, Extreme weather, pollution

One of the most visible consequences of global warming is the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as the powerful nor’easter that hammered the East Coast and mid-Atlantic for several days in late September with heavy rain, winds, and flooding. Indeed, a wide array of scientific studies over the past couple of decades have shown how human-caused climate change affects the intensity, frequency, and impact of extreme weather — from wildfires in the U.S. and Australia to record-setting flooding in China.

We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms In Iowa

September 30, 2026 John McCracken, Sentient Media. Educate! Factory Farms, Farming, Food and Agriculture, Iowa, pollution, Water

Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering amounts of manure, more than its fields of corn, soy and other crops can absorb. This has a devastating effect on the state’s water. When too much manure is spread on fields, nitrates run off into the groundwater and nearby streams and lakes. Small towns in Iowa can face months-long stretches when their water is undrinkable. Des Moines, the state capitol and largest city, operates a massive system to remove nitrate pollution from its water to the tune of $10,000 a day, the largest such system in the world when it was built.

US Datacenters Face Further Backlash Over Wastewater Pollution

September 14, 2026 Oliver Milman, The Guardian. Educate! Data Centers, pollution, Wastewater, Water

When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta datacenter, it was a shock to find it contained a rare and potentially hazardous bacterium. While the wastewater flushed into sewers in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was never destined for the public drinking supply, the presence of Cupriavidus gilardii bacterium in 801,000 gallons of water ejected by a contractor for the datacenter earlier this year was still unnerving. Concerned that residents could be exposed to the bacteria if they inhaled evaporating droplets of the water used for irrigation, Cheyenne officials took until July before deciding to stop taking wastewater from Meta’s contractor, Goat Systems – a decision that is now being appealed.

25 Years Later, Survivors Still Struggle With Health Impacts Of 9/11

September 11, 2026 Ana Vracar, BreakThrough News. Educate! 9/11, health, Health Care, pollution

On September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center towers released a dust cloud containing pulverized cement, glass fiber, and asbestos, among other toxins – marking the health of thousands of community members and first responders. Twenty-five years later, New York City has announced it will finally release the full records on the day’s health impact. In a statement released by the city administration, Manhattan Borough officials emphasized the dust and smoke to which first responders were exposed to contained over 2,500 contaminants and faced long-term health consequences, including respiratory illnesses and cancers.

The Struggle Against Industrial Expansion In Cancer Alley

September 10, 2026 Kennith RaShaun Woods II, Inequality.org. Strategize! Cancer Alley, health, Legal System, Louisiana, pollution

Residents of Cancer Alley are deeply familiar with disease and death. Many of them, especially the region’s Black communities, have witnessed their loved ones suffer from asthma, diabetes and cancer. They have watched them die. Sprawling chemical plants spewing waste into the air sit just down the street. The smell of toxins never quite goes away. This region is the 85-mile corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. This stretch of southern Louisiana contains nine parishes that sit along the Mississippi River. There are around 200 gas and chemical plants in Cancer Alley, and most of these plants were built on or near former plantations.

McDowell County Residents Sue Coal Company For Clean Water

August 22, 2026 Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices. Resist! Coal, Legal System, pollution, Water, West Virginia

McDowell County, West Virginia - Residents of the city of Gary filed a lawsuit in federal court late yesterday against Taishan Coal LLC and Taishan Resources LLC seeking to force the coal mining and processing company to provide a replacement drinking water source for the community because it has polluted the city’s current water supply. The suit claims that Taishan has allowed coal refuse from its Alpheus Prep Plant to surround and contaminate the well house for the city of Gary, which constitutes open dumping of solid waste under the U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

AI Data Center Developer Asked For Help To Loosen Toxic Emissions Limits

August 13, 2026 Edward Donnelly, DeSmog. Educate! Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Centers, Pennsylvania, pollution, Regulations, Trump Administration

Pennsylvania real estate executive Brian O’Neill sought the help of an attorney at the United States Department of State to lobby state and federal officials to waive national federal air pollution limits on his proposed gas-fired power plants in the Philadelphia suburbs, emails obtained via a public records request show. The power plants are crucial components of O’Neill’s plans to construct a giant AI data center complex spanning the communities of Upper Merion and Plymouth townships, in Montgomery County. Combined, the data centers would consume one-gigawatt of energy — enough to power the equivalent of about 800,000 homes.

Lineage Logistics Wants To Rebuild: Boyle Heights Wants It Gone

August 9, 2026 Alvaro Huerta, LA Progressive. Resist! California, Environmental Justice, Los Angeles, pollution

Lineage Logistics (or Lineage)—the global cold-storage warehouse—must leave Boyle Heights! On June 17, 2026, a fire started on its leased, 491,000-square-foot building. For more than a week, it caused havoc on the surrounding communities, comprised of a majority Latina/o population. The extraordinary levels of smoke and soot emitted by the fire have only compounded this disproportionately polluted district in the City of Los Angeles—which also includes unincorporated East Los Angeles—surrounded by too many freeways and toxic facilities.

Chris Hedges Report: Why The US Military Is ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’

July 30, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. Resistance Report Chris Hedges, climate crisis, pollution, US military

In their most recent documentary, “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner examine the US military as not only the world’s biggest consumer of fossil fuels, but also the world’s biggest perpetrator of ecological devastation and a driver of both increasing carbon emissions and militarization in other countries. Chris Hedges speaks about the new film and why it is an important tool in the global struggle against imperialism with Abby Martin in this episode of The Chris Hedges Report. On top of the US military’s direct carbon emissions from powering warships, bombers, tanks, the vast web of foreign bases and more...

Louisiana Weakened Community Air Monitoring As Industry Pushed Back

July 27, 2026 Ruth Milka, NationofChange. Educate! Cancer Alley, Corporatism, Fossil Fuels, health, Louisiana, pollution

In Louisiana’s petrochemical belt, some of the people most exposed to toxic air have the least information about what they are breathing. A new investigation by the nonprofit newsroom Floodlight, produced in partnership with The Guardian and with contributions from the Louisiana Illuminator, finds that the state’s public air monitors are frequently located miles from major industrial polluters and fail to test for some of the most dangerous chemicals released along the corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as “Cancer Alley,” is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.

Private Profits Over Public Safety In Warehouse Fire

July 18, 2026 West Virginia Bureau, Workers World. Resist! Fires, pollution, Profiteering, West Virginia

Firefighters are fighting a massive fire at a plastics warehouse of Peoples Cartage in Parkersburg, West Virginia, while the surrounding community has been made to shelter in place as the state and federal governments monitor the air for noxious smoke. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a State of Emergency for Wood County as pitch black plumes of smoke were seen across the Mid-Ohio Valley. The specific cause of the fire is reportedly not yet known, but there is strong evidence that Peoples Cartage neglected safety problems.

Pennsylvania’s Petrochemical ‘Renaissance’ Hasn’t Panned Out

July 11, 2026 Sarah Hofmann, DeSmog. Educate! Fossil Fuels, Pennsylvania, pollution, Shell Oil

Over a decade ago, Shell announced it would build a major petrochemical complex on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, lured to the state by historic public incentives amid what was hailed as the coming of a new petrochemical corridor outside the Gulf Coast. At the time, local and state leaders hoped the massive facility, drawing on cheap shale gas drilled nearby to produce the feedstock for plastics, would bring economic growth and thousands of jobs to the Ohio River region in western Pennsylvania. The corridor never materialized. Instead, Beaver County’s economy continues to fall behind, according to a new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI) published Wednesday and a June report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

What America Left Behind In Greenland

July 10, 2026 Pat Elder, Military Poisons. Educate! Greenland, health, pollution, US military

President Donald Trump's July 2026 remarks criticizing Denmark's relationship with Greenland provide an unexpected backdrop for this report. Although the President did not specify what he meant by Denmark "not spending money to really help Greenland," his comments invite a broader examination of the responsibilities that accompany the American military presence and strategic interest on the world's largest island. The geopolitical tensions have been extraordinary. Following President Trump's repeated suggestions earlier this year that he might use military force to acquire Greenland, Danish military planners reportedly developed highly classified contingency plans that included destroying key Greenlandic airfields if the United States attempted an invasion, according to the BBC.

Colorado Cut $11.4 Million In Penalties For Oil Firms Submitting Fake Cleanup Data

July 9, 2026 Sarah Hofmann, DeSmog. Educate! Accountability, Big Oil, Colorado, Fossil Fuels, pollution

After a nearly two-year inquiry, Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) approved deals allowing firms owned by its largest oil and gas companies to avoid the majority of assessed penalties for falsified data submitted by their contractors. Collectively, the oil firms stand to pay roughly $2 million, less than 15 percent of the original millions in proposed penalties. ECMC’s lone dissenting commissioner called the fraudulent data a “deep violation of the public trust.” Christiaan van Woudenberg, an Erie, Colorado, resident turned anti-fracking activist who works with community groups like Erie Protectors, likewise criticized the agreements.

New Study: Seafood Industry Giants Failing To Tackle Pollution

July 3, 2026 Brigitte Wear, DeSmog. Educate! Fish Farms, Food Security, pollution, Seafood

The world’s largest seafood and aquaculture firms are failing to combat waste, and fall short on fish welfare, according to a new benchmarking assessment. A first-ever seafood index, which was launched in May by the global investor network FAIRR Initiative, assessed 20 firms — including salmon farmers Mowi and Bakkafrost — on the social, health, and environmental impacts of their operations. The study found that companies – which were headquartered in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America and Latin America – fared well on social indicators such as worker representation and labour rights, but comparatively poorly on pollution, traceability, antibiotics use, and animal welfare.

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