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Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals

New rule would shorten the time it takes to review chemicals, and alter the methodology used to assess their dangers

The Guardian - US

The unlikely alliance pressing Trump to regulate Pfas on US farms: ‘This is a basic human right’

A group of farmers, bikers, truckers and scientists from the political left and right are working to bring attention to the health risks of using toxic sludge as fertilizer

The Guardian - US

Trump administration yanks $15m in research into Pfas on US farms: ‘not just stupid, it’s evil’

Pfas-laden pesticides and sewage sludge used as fertilizer move into crops and nearby water sources

The Guardian - US

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EPA to launch program that lets people adopt its lab animals amid Trump cuts

Document detailing the new program says zebrafish and rats from a North Carolina lab will be up for adoption

The Guardian - US

Trump officials want to cut limits of Pfas in drinking water – what will the impact be?

The EPA is attempting actions that violate the law, some say, and Biden administration’s progress can’t be fully undone

The Guardian - US

Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US

White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings

The Guardian - US

Government scientists: We're "pissed"

Elon's massive cuts to science agencies will have damaging global consequences, say endangered workers

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Trump's "energy emergency" isn't real

The U.S. is pumping record levels of oil while Trump ignores the real crisis: climate change

Salon

Hottest year on record is major failure

"1.5 is dead" protesters wrote on Darwin's grave this week, referring to the excess heating we've unleashed

Salon

Trump spreading wildfire misinformation

Misinformation is spreading rapidly as experts say climate change is the likely accelerant for California's crisis

Salon

Trump's war on facts worries scientists

Trump has declared a war on government scientists as he denies climate change and pursues a pro-fossil fuel agenda

Salon

Texas farmers say sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “forever chemicals” poisoned their land and killed their livestock

The fertilizer was promoted as an environmental win-win for years. An untold number of farmers and ranchers across Texas have spread it on their land.

The Texas Tribune

PFAS widely added to US pesticides despite EPA denial, study finds

Research shows ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in products as agency claims the chemicals aren’t being used

The Guardian - US

EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides

US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges

The Guardian - US

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EPA has limited six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water – but there are 15,000

Rules celebrated for reducing exposures, but experts say it’s not enough and will lead to ‘an endless game of Whac-A-Mole’

The Guardian - US

US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS

Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound

The Guardian - US

Athletes likely to have higher levels of PFAS after play on artificial turf – study

Research raises more questions over safety of material that health advocates say is made with dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’

The Guardian - US

Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer

Intent to sue federal regulators charges they have failed to address dangerous levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ known to be in sludge

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EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’

Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense’

Tribune News Service

Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; Lacks limits and cleanup requirement

A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic “forever” chemicals, the government’s first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.

The Guardian - US

US food pesticides contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ testing finds

PFAS are present at ‘potentially dangerous’ levels in widely used chemicals sprayed on food crops destined for Americans’ plates

The Guardian - US

US environmental agency to conduct internal inquiry over Ohio train wreck

EPA’s response to the derailment has drawn intense criticism from East Palestine residents and public health experts

The Guardian - US

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

Watchdog finds PFBS toxicity value was altered in 2021 report, as scientists say episode part of ‘larger rot at the agency’

The Guardian - US

Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report

The lawn replacement – largely fallen out of favor in professional sports these days – contains large amounts of toxic chemicals

The Guardian - US

Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert

Soil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed

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