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Las Vegas’s new strategy for tackling drought – banning ‘useless grass’ First-in-the-nation ban targets grass at office parks, street medians and housing development entrances that no one uses

‘Health-harming’ PFAS chemicals ‘widespread’ in disposable food packaging A new study has highlighted the ‘widespread’ use of ‘health-harming’ per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in disposable food packaging.

Chemical giants hid dangers of ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging The chemicals, called 6:2 FTOH, are now linked to a range of serious health issues, and Americans are still being exposed to them

California faces another drought as lake beds turn to dust – a photo essay Water shortages and dry conditions are already affecting the state as the governor has declared an emergency in 41 of 58 counties

Amid Historic Drought, a New Water War in the West A drought crisis has erupted in the Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border, with fish dying en masse and farmers infuriated that they have been cut off from their main water source.

Infographic: How Thirsty is Our Food? This chart shows the liters of water required to produce one kilogram of certain basic food products.

Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years Contamination from an ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, came from some of the world’s largest agricultural companies

Investing 0.1% of global GDP could avoid breakdown of ecosystems, says UN report Nature’s financial value must be considered to avoid ‘irreversible’ degradation to biodiversity and land

Become an Environmental Superhero — Water Innovation Accelerator As conscious consumers, we have the responsibility to reduce our water footprints.

Chemical Impact: Microplastic Pollution More Complex Than We Think, Says New Research - Circle of Blue Microplastic pollution has been building up in the Great Lakes for at least four decades

New Material Could Harvest Water All Day Long New material allows for 24/7 extraction of water.

Biden hopes to dig up the nation’s lead water pipes. This city wants his help. The president's infrastructure plan includes $45 billion to remove more than 6 million lead-pipe service lines across the country.