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"Public Health Groups File Lawsuit To Stop RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Changes"

"The lawsuit seeks to overturn Kennedy’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation for children and pregnant women to receive coronavirus shots." 

Source: Washington Post, 07/11/2025

Trump’s EPA Pulling Back on Promise to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research."

Source: ProPublica, 07/08/2025

U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

"On Tuesday, Malaysia, which received more discarded plastic from rich nations than any other developing country last year, effectively banned all shipments of plastic waste from the United States."

Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2025

Flint’s Still-Unfinished Lead Pipe Replacement Serves As Cautionary Tale

"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."

Source: AP, 07/02/2025

"National Climate Report Website Goes Dark"

"The government website that hosted the federal government’s national climate reports, which are mandated by legislation, went offline Monday afternoon. The website was also one of the main federal sources of information on climate change."

Source: NYTimes, 07/02/2025

NC Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

"Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/01/2025

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