Environmental Health

Trump, GOP Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

"Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for damages linked to climate change."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/28/2025

"Attorneys Allege Chemours Hid Emission Data From Public"

"Chemours’ air permit application to expand production at its Fayetteville Works plant excludes emissions data that should be disclosed to the public, environmental lawyers say."

Source: Coastal Review, 10/27/2025

"As Heat Gets More Extreme, Pregnant Farmworkers Are Increasingly At Risk"

"Agricultural workers are already among the most vulnerable to extreme heat, and pregnant workers are coming under greater risk as temperatures rise because of climate change. Many in the U.S. are low-income Latino immigrants who toil under the sizzling sun or in humid nurseries open year round. Heat exposure has been linked to many extra risks for pregnant people, and while protections exist, experts say they need better enforcement and more safeguards are needed."

Source: AP, 10/24/2025

"A Pro-Dominion Grassroots Group Has Financial Ties — to Dominion"

"Supporters of the Virginia Energy Reliability Alliance were out in force at an air permit hearing last month for the utility’s controversial natural gas “peaker” plant in Chesterfield County. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, says it’s been “transparent” with regard to its support for the group."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2025

"Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup"

"Three dozen members of Congress, including two Republicans, asked Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explain why the Pentagon has pushed back its cleanup of “forever chemical” contamination at nearly 140 military sites nationwide."

Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2025

American E-Waste Is Causing A ‘Hidden Tsunami’ In Southeast Asia: Report

"Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog."

Source: AP, 10/23/2025

Gulf South Residents, Greens Sue Trump EPA Over Toxic Pollution Exemptions

"Frontline community groups teamed up with national environmental organizations Wednesday to sue the Trump administration for letting chemical manufacturing plants off the hook for toxic, carcinogenic air pollution." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/23/2025

Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Ending Public Health Protections

"More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law."

Source: AP, 10/23/2025

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