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Federal Judge Orders Chemours To Immediately Stop Polluting Ohio River

"A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant."

Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 08/08/2025

After Deep Cuts, National Weather Service Gets OK To Fill Up To 450 Jobs

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing, the Trump administration confirmed Wednesday."

Source: AP, 08/08/2025

"RFK Jr. Announces End To Some mRNA Contracts, Including For Flu, Covid"

"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday a crackdown on mRNA vaccine technology and research to develop it, following months of pressure from anti-vaccine activists."

Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2025

DOE Boss Says Trump Admin May Alter Past National Climate Assessments

"Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said officials are reviewing previously published National Climate Assessments and may update them. Earlier this year, the Trump administration fired more than 400 scientists working on the next federal climate report and removed the website that housed the previous ones."

Source: LA Times, 08/08/2025

"National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science"

"The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on the Trump administration’s planned repeal of the government’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/08/2025
August 13, 2025

Webinar: Full Circle Future's Waste Impact Tracker

Full Circle Future is hosting an informational webinar about their new 50-state Waste Impact Tracker that allows users to get the latest data and resources related to pollution from more than 2,600 landfills across the U.S. 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT.

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