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"On ‘World Bee Day,’ The Bees Did Not Seem Bothered. They Should Be"

"Bees and other pollinators have been on the decline for years, and experts blame a combination of factors: insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. A significant part of the human diet comes from plants pollinated by bees — not just honeybees, but hundreds of species of lesser-known wild bees, many of which are endangered."

Source: AP, 05/21/2025

Greens Urge Court To Force Feds To Restore Online Environmental Data

"Advocacy groups are asking a federal court to restore public access to climate and environmental justice webpages removed by EPA and other agencies earlier this year."

Source: E&E News, 05/21/2025

Puerto Rico: "Waiting, Often in the Dark, for Frozen E.P.A. Funds"

"The Trump administration is trying to claw back billions in climate grants, including $147 million that could help people in Puerto Rico withstand frequent power failures."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2025

"EPA Ditches Historic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Rule"

"The Trump administration will roll back a landmark regulation on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, two weeks after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin promised to address contamination from the toxic, man-made substances."

Source: E&E News, 05/15/2025

Georgia’s Beloved Shrimp Industry Grapples With Disease And Foreign Imports

"The tart saltwater odor of fresh-caught shrimp hangs thick in the air, stronger even than the earthier scent of marsh and mud, at Bubba Gumbo’s and BG Seafood, a dockside restaurant and seafood market on Tybee Island, Georgia. This is one of many restaurants that dot the creeks and rivers snaking like veins through the coastal Georgia marshes. They run the gamut from the upscale and trendy to more bare-bones joints like this one, adjacent to a working dock."

Source: Grist/WABE, 05/14/2025

"Facing Lawsuit, USDA Says It Will Restore Climate Change-Related Webpages"

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens’ access to government information."

Source: AP, 05/14/2025

"3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water Contamination"

"3M is set to pay New Jersey up to $450 million over the next quarter-century to settle claims it contaminated the state with harmful “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, affecting drinking water."

Source: NYTimes, 05/14/2025

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