"Environment Takeaways From The Spending Deal"
"The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government."
Source: E&E News, 11/12/2025
Agriculture
At COP30, Amazon Rainforest Is Center Stage for Climate Catastrophe
With the COP30 U.N. climate talks starting this week in Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon River basin, our Issue Backgrounder points out that now is a critical time to consider a central question: Is the mandate to save the immense Amazon rainforest as a way to combat climate change being irretrievably undermined by the vast, destructive forces bringing about the rainforest’s rapid destruction?
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Queer Ecology — A Powerful Lens for Reporting on Environmental Injustice
Queer ecology is an evolving field that challenges traditional assumptions in science and explores LGBTQ+ experiences in an ecological context. It’s easy to catch your audience’s attention with stories about transitioning clownfish or same-sex albatross parenting. But as contributor Isaias Hernandez explains, queer ecology also offers journalists an important perspective for covering a range of environmental issues, from climate risk to pollution exposure, and reimagining environmental narratives.
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"EPA Proposes Approving Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide"
"In line with its plan to continue pesticide approvals despite the government shutdown, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that it will register a new weedkiller for use in corn, soybean, wheat, and canola fields."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/07/2025
"Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Full SNAP Benefits By Friday"
"A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to release full funding for November’s food assistance benefits by Friday. It comes after the partial funding disbursed by the Agriculture Department earlier this week had yet to reach those who qualify for the benefits."
Source: Washington Post, 11/07/2025
"WATCH: Parkinson’s And Pesticides – Inside The Fight Over Paraquat"
"Mounting scientific evidence links the pesticide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating and deadly brain disease on the rise in the US. Syngenta, the longtime international maker of the weed-killing chemical, knew of this link decades ago but spent the intervening years questioning and undermining research, internal corporate records obtained by The New Lede show. Now the company is facing thousands of lawsuits brought by people blaming the weed killer for causing Parkinson’s disease."
Source: The New Lede, 11/06/2025
"Poultry Plants Consistently Violate Salmonella Standards, Report Finds"
"Several of the country’s largest chicken and turkey companies operate processing plants that routinely violate the federal government’s safety standards for salmonella contamination, according to a new analysis released by the animal welfare organization Farm Forward."
Source: Civil Eats, 11/04/2025
Tapping Into COP30 To Cover Indigenous Issues
COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Our Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous peoples who help protect the vast rainforest region — even for environmental reporters not there in person. Here’s how to tell their stories.
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"Traces of Old Farm Chemicals Contaminate Water Across the U.S."
"Even though it delivers airtight data and analysis essential for understanding and managing the risks industrial societies pose to water, land, and health, the U.S. Geological Survey is a federal science agency that rarely attracts public notice."
Source: Circle of Blue, 11/03/2025
Sludge Is Used As Fertilizer Across Wisconsin. How Much Is Tainted By PFAS?
"Sludge and septage are spread across around half a million acres statewide, but most of it has never been tested for PFAS"
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio, 11/03/2025
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