Report: U.S. Air Pollution Is Getting Worse
After analyzing data from the EPA, researchers found that fine particulate matter in the air had increased by 5.5% between 2016 and 2018.

How oil and gas drilling might affect your drinking water
People are getting drinking water from wells that haven't been monitored for carcinogens that can seep into the supply.
By Scripps News
Study finds high levels of 'forever chemicals' in freshwater fish
U.S scientists found the median levels of PFAS in freshwater fish were more than 270 times higher than those detected in commercially caught fish.
By Andrew Muir / Great Lakes Fishery Commission via AP
Cleaning up our nation's waterways is proving harder than expected
Of the more than 700,000 miles of waterways in the U.S., nearly 51% are impaired by pollution.
By Matt Rourke / APTop Stories

Protests erupt following release of video of Tyre Nichols' beating
The protesters said they intend to remain peaceful, but they wanted to express their support for Nichols and their disgust for the police.
By Gerald Herbert / AP
Minnesota man builds impressive 30-foot-tall snowman in his yard
It's so big that his nose is a traffic cone!
By Scripps News
Tyre Nichols remembered as beautiful soul with creative eye
Tyre Nichols died after an encounter with police in Memphis after they pulled him over on Jan. 7.
By Nichols family / AP