Environmental Health

"U.S. Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Recommends Fewer Shots"

"The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the United States, bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and delivering on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing goals to upend the nation’s pediatric vaccine schedule."

Source: Washington Post, 01/06/2026

Even in This Toxic River — A Salmon Story

Seattle’s heavily polluted Duwamish River is no place to catch fish — except for salmon, which pass quickly through these troubled waters on their way from the sea to their freshwater spawning grounds. With fishing pole in hand, environmental journalist Alex Brown joins jostling crowds of industrial-zone anglers and catches a firsthand view of a spectacle that is both anomalous and awe-inspiring.

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"‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation"

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

Source: AP, 01/05/2026

US Denies Okinawa Prefecture Base Access For ‘Forever Chemicals’ Tests

"U.S. Forces Japan has denied Okinawa prefecture’s requests to test for so-called “forever chemicals” at three U.S. military bases, citing insufficient evidence that the facilities are sources of contamination."

Source: Stars and Stripes, 12/23/2025

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