EPA

Landfills are the nation’s third-largest source of methane, behind agriculture and fossil fuels. And a new study shows many landfills, including those in the Mountain West, are polluting the air even more than they are reporting.

For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on “forever chemicals” called PFAS in the nation’s drinking water – a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West.

State legislators held a press conference on Wednesday alongside public health experts to encourage public support for the adoption of strong clean car standards.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.

A new rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to reduce pollution from coal-burning power plants and factories in nearly two dozen states. That’s to improve the air quality for people living downwind – an issue in the Mountain West.

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder shows a concerning link between air pollution and brain development.

A new study shows that eating a single serving of freshwater fish in the U.S. can be equal to drinking a month’s worth of water laced with “forever chemicals.”

A new report reveals that 91% of the nation’s coal plants are heavily contaminating groundwater, and some of the most polluted sites are in the Mountain West.

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Thursday, March 3, 2022.

The city of Reno is getting some help from the federal government in redeveloping its downtown core and riverwalk districts.The Environmental Protection…