Environmental Health

Leaders Vowed To Cut Climate Pollution, Then Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels

"The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, in which countries agreed to limit climate pollution and avoid the worst effects of global warming."

Source: NPR, 09/25/2025

Chicago Has Thousands of Lead Pipes — and Millions of Unspent Dollars

"No U.S. city has more toxic lead pipes pumping water into people’s homes. And millions of federal and city dollars earmarked to replace them remain unused, a city official said Monday, at the same time that the city is struggling to keep up with deadlines to warn people of the risks."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/24/2025
October 15, 2025

DEADLINE: IJNR Great Lakes Federal Funding Hybrid Virtual/In-Person Workshop

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources will bring journalists to Western Lake Erie, Nov 18-21, 2025, to explore the impacts Trump administration changes are having on local communities and what they mean for interests across the Basin, from agriculture, to energy, to fisheries and more. Deadline: Oct 15.

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Chinese Mining Firm Downplays Toxic Spill as Residents Reel From Impacts

"A Chinese mining company is denying that its toxic waste spill, one of this year’s worst environmental disasters, had a “significant impact” on the environment or local communities."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/23/2025

"Trump Ends Annual Report On U.S. Hunger Amid Rising Food Insecurity"

"The Trump administration is ending a decades-long effort to track food security at a time when many Americans are struggling to get proper nutrition or enough to eat."

Source: Washington Post, 09/23/2025

"Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide"

"The Department of Defense has quietly delayed its cleanup of harmful “forever chemicals” at nearly 140 military installations across the country, according to a list of sites analyzed by The New York Times." "The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks."

Source: NYTimes, 09/23/2025

Trump Links Autism To Acetaminophen, Despite Decades Of Evidence It’s Safe

"President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,” despite decades of evidence that it’s safe."

Source: CNN, 09/23/2025

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