When Plastic Companies Write The Lesson Plans
"The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda."
Source: Grist, 09/02/2026
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Trump EPA Is a Toothless Friend of Polluting Industries, Analysis Shows
"The EPA’s retreat from its role guarding clean air and water will have lasting effects on public health, critics fear."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/02/2026
Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92
"A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim."
Source: New York Times, 09/01/2026
Trump’s EPA on a Mission to Ease Air Rules by 2028: Explained
"The EPA still has unfinished business on a handful of major air rules, which environmentalists fear will endanger Americans’ health and worsen the climate crisis."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/01/2026
Big Bend Border Wall Preparations Paused by Texas Federal Judge
"Construction on — or at least preparations for — a border wall through Texas’s Big Bend National Park and the larger Big Bend region have been halted through Sept. 15, and possibly longer, a federal judge said from the bench Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/01/2026
More Dangerous, Drug-Resistant Salmonella Rising In US Poultry
"Amid a busy season of summer food recalls and illnesses, sustainable farming advocates are warning that salmonella bacteria found in poultry is increasing strains most likely to cause illness, hospitalization and death, and that such bacteria are also increasingly resistant to antibiotic medicine."
Source: The New Lede, 08/31/2026
Trump DOT Moves To Relax Fuel Efficiency Standards For Commercial Trucks
"The Trump administration on Friday moved to relax fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks."
Source: The Hill, 08/31/2026
One Of East Coast’s Largest Datacenters Accused Of ‘Violating Federal Law’
"The largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after a visual investigation found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators."
Source: Floodlight, 08/28/2026
Groups Sue Trump EPA Over Fast-Track Approval Of Toxic Datacenter Chemical
"The Trump administration has approved two new datacenter chemicals to which exposure can result in “sudden death” and a range of other serious health risks, like cancer, eye corrosion, neurological damage and reproductive harm, a new lawsuit warns."
Source: Guardian, 08/28/2026
A Hard-Won Rule to Cut Chemical Plant Pollution Is Being Unraveled
"In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awaited rule."
Source: Yale Environment 360, 08/28/2026
