From Roman drains to ancient filters, these artefacts show how solutions to water contamination have evolved
Having to protect and conserve drinking water and its sources is as relevant today as it always has been.
July 1, 2025 • ~7 min
Having to protect and conserve drinking water and its sources is as relevant today as it always has been.
The White House proposal represents a dramatic retreat from the national goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past 55 years.
The first Trump administration also used words like ‘transparency,’ ‘reproducibility’ and ‘uncertainty’ − to try to block regulators from using important health studies when writing pollution rules.
Insects are often under pressure from several threats at once, from pesticides to habitat loss to pollution.
Reclaiming and regenerating environments affected by mining tailings requires greater financing and innovation.
These aren’t abstract problems. They’re happening right now, in real communities, to real people.
Tribal governance takes a long view based in Native peoples’ deep history with these lands.
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and gas production, but it could backfire for industry.
The reality is that chewing gum is just another form of plastic pollution, but it is not treated as such.
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
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