Stakes High As Supreme Court Set To Rule On Law Involving Glyphosate
"Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warn"
Source: Guardian, 04/17/2026
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EPA May Ease Regs On Chemical Plastic "Recycling," And Enviros Worry
"The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution spewing into communities, with fewer or no checks at the federal level."
Source: AP, 04/17/2026"Capital Control: States Strip Power From Cities, Counties"
"Climate change and the energy transition are driving a wave of state laws overriding local governments, with both parties driving their preferred policies."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2026"BLM Advances Contentious South Dakota Uranium Mine"
"The Trump administration is moving ahead with a uranium mining project in South Dakota that’s drawn years of pushback from the Oglala Sioux Tribe." "Federal regulators are preparing an environmental review for a project opposed by members of a nearby tribe and conservation groups."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2026"Trump Officials Break Ground On New Pipeline At Floyd Bennett Field"
"Top White House officials on Tuesday celebrated the start of construction on a controversial gas pipeline in Brooklyn that is backed by both Gov. Kathy Hochul and President Donald Trump."
Source: Gothamist, 04/17/2026"Environmental Groups Take Trump Administration’s ‘God Squad’ to Court"
"Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its decision to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from complying with the Endangered Species Act, a move they say threatens both the coastline region and the law designed to protect threatened plants and animals."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/17/2026"The Great Salt Lake Is Dying. Can This $1B Trump Plan Save It?"
"Winter's disastrously low snowfall could further complicate an already audacious plan to refill the dying Great Salt Lake in time for the 2034 Winter Olympics in Utah."
Source: USA TODAY, 04/16/2026Trump DOI Crafted Talking Points For Mike Lee’s Public Land Sell-Off Scheme
"Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee’s committee consulted with the Trump administration the day before Lee introduced his wildly unpopular bill to force a sell-off of up to 3.2 million acres of federal public lands across the West, Public Domain has learned."
Source: Public Domain, 04/16/2026"Oil Company Founded By DOE Chief Wright Paid No US Taxes Last Year"
"The company founded and formerly run by Energy Secretary Chris Wright paid no federal corporate income taxes last year, according to its regulatory filings, and actually got more than $10 million back from the IRS."
Source: E&E News, 04/16/2026As Worker Silicosis Deaths Mount, GOP Moves to Shield Firms From Liability
"Public health experts in California are pushing to ban engineered quartz in an effort to protect countertop fabrication workers from a growing epidemic of a deadly lung disease, but Republicans in Congress are trying to protect the industry with a bill that would ban lawsuits against manufacturers."
Source: Capital & Main, 04/16/2026MSHA Indefinitely Delays Rule To Protect Coal Miners From Black Lung
"Implementation of a previously approved federal rule meant to help prevent black lung in the nation’s coal miners has been delayed indefinitely, according to an update posted this week in the Federal Register."
Source: W.Va. Watch, 04/16/2026Most Kids Living Near Omaha Massive Superfund Site Aren’t Tested for Lead
"Public health officials in Omaha, Nebraska, say not enough kids who live near the country’s largest residential lead cleanup site are tested for the metal. Faced with similar crises or concerns, 13 states have passed laws requiring all kids to get a blood test for lead early in life."
Source: Flatwater Free Press, 04/16/2026Trump FDA Considers Physician, A Fox News Regular, For Top Vaccine Post
"The Trump administration is considering Houman Hemmati, an ophthalmologist, entrepreneur and frequent Fox News guest, to serve as the nation’s next top regulator of vaccines and treatments for complex diseases, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal conversations."
Source: Washington Post, 04/16/2026"Americans’ View Of Environment Hits New Low Ahead Of Earth Day: Gallup"
"A new Gallup survey found that a record-low 35 percent of American respondents rated the quality of their country’s environment positively, just more than a week before Earth Day."
Source: The Hill, 04/16/2026"Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania"
"The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/15/2026
