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"“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

A Toxic Landfill Was on the Brink of Expanding. Residents Fought Back and Won

"A decades-long battle to transform a Southeast Chicago lakefront property into a public park is starting to bear fruit. But where the new toxic sludge will go has yet to be determined."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2025

From Landfills to Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers

"The plastics contaminating every corner of the Earth contain thousands of unregulated toxic chemicals. As global plastic talks end without a treaty, health experts say negotiators must consider their toxic cargo."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/18/2025

Environmental Justice Test for Trump EPA: A Creek That Smells Like Death

"EPA expressed alarm at contamination in a creek near a predominantly Black neighborhood. Then the agency eliminated its civil-rights office and has taken no further action."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/15/2025

"Plastics Treaty Talks Collapse Without A Deal After “Chaotic” Negotiations"

"UN talks on creating a global pact to stem plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva with no agreement or clear way forward after chaotic nights of negotiations failed to break a deadlock over whether to include measures aimed at curbing runaway plastic production."

Source: Climate Home News, 08/15/2025

‘People Will Die’ — Stories Behind Trump Budget Bill

The Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but, especially in its unraveling of efforts to weave environmental and climate justice into American society, argues the new Voices of Environmental Justice. In her latest column, writer Yessenia Funes calls on journalists to report its ramifications not just for the planet but for the most vulnerable people living on it. Here are key stories to start with.

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New Draft Of Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Wouldn’t Limit Production

"Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution discussed a new draft of the text Wednesday that wouldn’t limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products."

Source: AP, 08/14/2025

"The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River"

"More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/11/2025

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