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A fire at an apartment building in Washington D.C. killed one person and critically injured another. The fire displaced over 400 residents. It also sent over a dozen people to the hospital

Researchers studying sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants across the United States estimated that the metals contained in the waste could be worth up to $13 million annually for a community of one million people. According to Environmental Science and Technology, $2.6 million of the estimated value came from gold and silver, according to a study that examined the concentration, origin and potential economic value of metals accumulating in municipal sewage sludge.

Thousands of old oil and gas wells, located underneath forests, farmlands and even housing estates throughout the US, no longer provide fuel but continue to pose environmental risks. The issue of abandoned oil and gas wells, some of which are decades old, has become a growing concern for the US government, which has struggled to secure enough funding to seal them.

Wind turbines generate electricity without direct emissions, but their enormous blades create a difficult waste problem. According to a study published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, by 2050, the United States is expected to generate about 2.2 million tons of retired wind-turbine blade material, much of it made from tough fibreglass composites that are difficult and expensive to recycle.

In forests and old fields, the plant can seem like part of the landscape. But the spread of multiflora rose has changed many habitats.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said power plants built exclusively to supply electricity to data centers, and not connected to the public grid, may be exempt from key federal pollution rules. The move is aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure development, easing pressure on regional power grids, and supporting the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States.

More than 640 flights were canceled at Chicago's two main airports, according to FlightAware.

The United States will send some affirmative asylum claims straight to immigration courts without USCIS interviews. The administration says the move will speed decisions and ease a massive backlog, while critics are likely to question due process.

New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courts

71-year-old Mike Coffman, the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, has been following a routine for the last few weeks. On every Friday afternoon, he has been going to the Aurora Regional Navigation Center, where he spends the night with other homeless people.