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By Valerie Volcovici FILE PHOTO: Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F.

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced that they

Simon Jessop, Valerie Volcovici and Supantha Mukherjee 3 min read By Simon Jessop, Valerie Volcovici and Supantha Mukherjee

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services announced that they will monitor the impact of microplastics and pharmaceuticals on drinking water, the first step toward assessing their health risks and shaping new policies.

Barbara Johnson has been fighting coal pollution for decades in her mostly Black neighborhood of North St. Louis as an organizer with Metropolitan Congregations United – one of many activist groups campaigning for cleaner air in a city that has some of the country’s dirtiest.

By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin April 10 (Reuters) - Barbara Johnson has been fighting coal pollution for decades in her mostly Black neighborhood of North St.

By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin April 10 (Reuters) - Barbara Johnson has been fighting coal pollution for decades in her mostly Black neighborhood of North St.

Oil prices are likely to hit their peak “in the next few weeks” once ship traffic resumes through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday.

WASHINGTON - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, with the world's biggest historical emitter the United States among those opposing it.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration intends to delay compliance with two Biden-era rules governing refrigerants as part of a broader effort to