Trump EPA Will Defend Biden Rule Making Polluters Pay For PFAS Cleanup
"The Trump administration says it will defend a Biden era-rule that is expected to keep polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals.”
Source: The Hill, 09/18/2025
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Illegal Gold Mining Fuels ‘Mercury Boom’ In Mexico, Poisoning People, Nature
"Here in the pine-covered mountains known as the Sierra Gorda – one of the most biodiverse stretches of Mexico – a “mercury boom” is underway."
Source: AP, 09/16/2025
"G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms"
"The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2025
"Under Trump, FDA Seeks To Abandon Expert Reviews of New Drugs"
"FDA leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny."
Source: KFF Health News, 09/15/2025
MAHA Report Critics Say Corporate Pressure Wins Over Public Health
"A long-awaited and highly controversial report issued on Tuesday by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission provides a few “crumbs” for public and environmental health advocates, but big wins for powerful food and chemical industries seeking to skirt limits on their products and practices."
Source: The New Lede, 09/11/2025
Defense Bill Would Loosen Restrictions On Pentagon’s Use Of Toxic PFAS
"Provisions in the House and Senate annual Defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of “forever chemicals.”
Source: The Hill, 09/11/2025
"Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries"
"The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company as it looks to start producing graphite, a key battery ingredient, by the end of the decade."
Source: NYTimes, 09/10/2025
Enviros Worry Spraying Glyphosate Makes Forests More Vulnerable To Wildfires
"Herbicides in forestry kill broadleaf vegetation that compete with softwoods, which are more flammable"
Source: CBC News, 09/10/2025
"Trump EPA Seeks To Speed Up Permitting For AI Infrastructure"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed new measures aimed at speeding construction of infrastructure needed for the rapid buildup of data centers for artificial intelligence that would enable companies to start building before obtaining air permits."
Source: Reuters, 09/10/2025
"EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFAS"
"Despite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides."
Source: Civil Eats, 09/09/2025
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