Environmental Health

Trump EPA Urged To Speed Monitoring Fenceline Pollution From Steel Plants

"Public health advocates urged the Trump administration to protect residents and workers by sticking to a Biden-era timeline for reducing benzene and chromium emissions at the perimeter of steel and coke plants in Pennsylvania and other states rather than continuing to delay compliance rules."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/25/2025

"Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team"

"A task force formed by an influential advisory committee to review the safety of Covid vaccines will be led by a panel member who has described the shots as “the most failing medical product in the history of medical products.”

Source: NYTimes, 08/25/2025

"Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Closed Over NEPA Failures"

"U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams late Thursday issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting more detainees from coming to the site, barring new construction and giving the state 60 days to remove many of its major elements."

Source: E&E News, 08/25/2025

"“How Can This Happen?” Fight Over Sewage Sludge On Farms Intensifies"

"Ryan Dunham heard his eleven-year-old daughter’s scream from his living room. He bolted up the stairs to the bathroom where she was taking a shower and couldn’t believe his eyes. The water flowing from the faucet was brown, and it smelled like 'decay, rot and death.'"

Source: The New Lede, 08/22/2025

"Trump Admin Orders Dirty, Expensive Coal Plant To Stay Open Even Longer"

"The Trump administration has extended its order to keep a Michigan coal-fired power plant running until November, well past its planned closure in the spring. It’s the latest move in a push to force dirty, expensive power plants to keep operating, which experts warn could saddle Americans with billions of dollars in unnecessary electricity costs."

Source: Canary Media, 08/22/2025

"FDA’s New Expert Panels Are Rife With Financial Conflicts And Fringe Views"

"When the Food and Drug Administration needs outside guidance, it normally turns to a trusted source: a large roster of expert advisers who are carefully vetted for their independence, credentials and judgment. ... Instead, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has launched a series of ad hoc 'expert panels' to discuss antidepressants, menopause drugs and other topics with physicians and researchers who often have contrarian views and financial interests in the subjects."

Source: AP, 08/22/2025

"Pesticide Politics: Inside The Corporate Push To Limit Liability"

"With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A social media offensive. Tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations in Missouri alone. And a major push in at least 11 states to change pesticide labeling laws."

Source: Investgate Midwest, 08/22/2025

"The Unseen Harvest: Pesticides, Cancer And Rural Missouri’s Health Crisis"

"The counties with the highest use of pesticides per square mile are all located in Missouri’s Bootheel. Many of these counties have some of the state’s highest cancer rates and their health care options are dwindling."

Source: Investgate Midwest, 08/22/2025

Feds Failed To Conduct Environmental Review Of 'Alligator Alcatraz': Docs

"Internal documents obtained by Public Domain show that the federal government did not conduct an Endangered Species Act or a National Environmental Policy Act review for the Florida migrant detention facility known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' — further proof that the facility may be operating in violation of federal environmental laws."

Source: Public Domain, 08/22/2025

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