Chemicals

Maine Tries To Get Homeowners To Test And Treat Private Wells For Arsenic

"Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than expected."

Source: Maine Monitor, 08/19/2026

Enviros Sue to Halt First Sale of Seabed-Mining Rights by Trump

"A coalition of environmentalists and community advocates sued the federal government Tuesday in an effort to halt the first-ever commercial sale of deep sea mining leases in American waters."

Source: New York Times, 08/19/2026

Empowering Guatemalan Villagers Plagued by Plastic

"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026

Calif. Pesticide Agency Hopelessly Captured by Industry, Critics Charge

"State regulators face calls to better protect low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrants from pesticide exposure in agricultural communities."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/17/2026

Mining Claims Staked on Land That Trump Cut From Monuments

"About a month after President Trump sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, at least nine mining claims have been staked on land that is no longer protected from development, public records show."

Source: New York Times, 08/17/2026

Scientists Warn Senate TSCA Overhaul Could Put Children At Greater Risk

"A group of over 30 scientists, health professionals, and public health advocates is urging the Senate not to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a move they say will put children in harm’s way from toxic chemicals and pollutants."

Source: The New Lede, 08/14/2026

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