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"After a Lawsuit, USDA Agrees To Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers"

"Shortly after President Donald Trump took office last January, employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were reportedly instructed to flag and delete any webpages that mentioned climate change — including resources used by farmers to prepare for extreme weather. In response, a group of environmental and agricultural nonprofits sued the agency over the loss of critical information. In May, just days before a scheduled hearing, the USDA announced it would restore its climate webpages."

Source: Grist, 03/05/2026

Scientists Create Autism Panel, Citing RFK Jr.’s Politicization Of Research

"A group of prominent scientists launched an independent autism advisory panel Tuesday over fears that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has politicized the key federal autism advisory board he oversees."

Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2026

"The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet"

"High along the Southwind Nature Trail, the tallgrass prairie waves in all directions, a mix of present-day reality and historical mirage stretching to the horizon much as it did more than 150 years ago." "Today, the vast majority of what was an estimated 140 million to 170 million acres of tallgrass prairie is gone, plowed under by 19th century agricultural sprawl and the development that followed."

Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/05/2026

Syngenta Will Stop Making Paraquat – A Pesticide Linked To Parkinson’s

"Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June."

Source: The New Lede, 03/05/2026

Experts Condemn Partisan Attack on Scientific Reference Manual for Judges

"Scientists, engineers, lawyers, statisticians and other experts sounded the alarm Monday about the recent decision to remove a chapter on climate science from an influential reference manual designed to help judges understand complex scientific evidence."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/04/2026

"Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump"

"As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/04/2026

Probe Finds ‘Secretly’ Added Chemicals Of Unknown Safety In US Food Supply

"At least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration, a new investigation found."

Source: CNN, 03/04/2026

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