Pollution

"EPA’s Effort to Pull Back PFAS Limits Spurs Statutory Tug of War"

"The EPA is attempting an end run around the Safe Drinking Water Act by trying to rollback drinking water limits it previously set for four PFAS, attorneys representing affected communities said in legal briefs."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/30/2025

Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Admin Aims to Rekindle US Coal Industry

"The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs and threats to land, water and air."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/30/2025

Is Duke Liable for Storm Damage After Funding Climate Denialist Campaigns?

"The state’s first climate deception case unfurled Thursday in North Carolina Business Court, where attorneys for the town of Carrboro and Duke Energy spent six hours sparring over legal arcana to answer a single question: Should a jury hear a case alleging that Duke Energy is responsible for lying about the link between climate change and extreme weather that has inflicted millions of dollars of property damage on the town? "

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2025

Bureau of Land Management to Sell Off Federal Coal Reserve Leases in Wyoming

"The Trump administration has offered coal reserves in Wyoming in its latest move to reinvigorate the country’s coal industry. One environmental lawyer says it’s “ludicrous” to be selling leases for the most expensive and dirtiest form of energy."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/29/2025

Alaska Rivers Turn Orange As Permafrost Thaws, Threatening Fish, Communities

"A new study found that 75 streams in Alaska’s Brooks Range have turned orange due to thawing permafrost, which releases metals like iron, aluminum and cadmium that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safety thresholds for aquatic life."

Source: Mongabay, 09/26/2025

Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Opposes Massive Alabama Data Center

"NAACP leaders cite energy, water usage and a lack of transparency around the project as causes for concern."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/26/2025

The Link Between Lead Exposure And High Blood Pressure In Indianapolis

"Residents of Indianapolis’ Martindale Brightwood neighborhood are confronting stubbornly high rates of hypertension, and public health experts point to lead exposure as a likely contributor."

Source: Indianapolis Recorder, 09/26/2025

World Ocean Acidity Crosses Critical Threshold For Marine Life

"The world’s oceans have failed a key planetary health check for the first time, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, a report has shown. In its latest annual assessment, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said ocean acidity had crossed a critical threshold for marine life."

Source: Guardian, 09/26/2025

"In Washington, A Battle Builds Over A Right To Sue Pesticide Makers"

"It’s been seven years since Germany’s Bayer bought US agrochemical giant Monsanto, inheriting not only the company’s vast portfolio of seeds and pesticide products, but also more than 100,000 lawsuits alleging Monsanto’s popular Roundup herbicide causes cancer. Bayer, which has so far paid out billions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts to cancer victims, has been working – so far in vain – to put an end to the litigation and to block any future such cases."

Source: The New Lede, 09/25/2025

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