"Trump’s High-Profile Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Alaska Has No Takers"
"No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska’s Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 03/05/2026
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Syngenta Will Stop Making Paraquat – A Pesticide Linked To Parkinson’s
"Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June."
Source: The New Lede, 03/05/2026The Sea Is Higher Than We Thought And Millions More Are At Risk: Study
"Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said."
Source: AP, 03/05/2026"The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet"
"High along the Southwind Nature Trail, the tallgrass prairie waves in all directions, a mix of present-day reality and historical mirage stretching to the horizon much as it did more than 150 years ago." "Today, the vast majority of what was an estimated 140 million to 170 million acres of tallgrass prairie is gone, plowed under by 19th century agricultural sprawl and the development that followed."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 03/05/2026Scientists Create Autism Panel, Citing RFK Jr.’s Politicization Of Research
"A group of prominent scientists launched an independent autism advisory panel Tuesday over fears that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has politicized the key federal autism advisory board he oversees."
Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2026"After a Lawsuit, USDA Agrees To Share Climate Risk Data With Farmers"
"Shortly after President Donald Trump took office last January, employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture were reportedly instructed to flag and delete any webpages that mentioned climate change — including resources used by farmers to prepare for extreme weather. In response, a group of environmental and agricultural nonprofits sued the agency over the loss of critical information. In May, just days before a scheduled hearing, the USDA announced it would restore its climate webpages."
Source: Grist, 03/05/2026Dayton Sues Airbase To Pay More Than $300M To Remove PFAS From City Water
"The city of Dayton anticipates spending hundreds of millions of dollars to remove PFAS from its drinking water. The city recently filed a new lawsuit claiming Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is liable for the costs."
Source: 7, 03/05/2026Chemical Giant's Violations Threaten Drinking Water in Durham, N.C.
"Brenntag Mid-South continues to amass serious environmental violations related to its chemical repackaging plant in East Durham, where state inspectors cited the company in November for failing to clean up leaking barrels on the property."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2026Bill Gates–Backed Nuclear Power Plant Just Got Cleared To Start Building
"TerraPower, a Bill Gates–backed nuclear power start-up, received the federal green light to start building a power plant in Wyoming. The approval paves the way for the first new commercial nuclear reactor in the U.S. in nearly a decade."
Source: Scientific American, 03/05/2026Va. Passes Bill Mandating Ingredient Labels On Menstrual Products
"House Bill 998 by Del. Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax, would require ingredient labels be listed on all menstrual products sold in Virginia, an effort to better inform consumers about possibly toxic substances in the reproductive health items." "As concerns over toxic metals and ‘forever chemicals’ flare, bill would offer consumers more clarity on products if signed into law."
Source: Virginia Mercury, 03/05/2026"Trump Bets That ‘Energy Dominance’ Will Make War in Iran Less Costly"
"The Trump administration has said that it has more leeway to act aggressively in the Middle East because the world is flush with oil and gas, thanks in part to record U.S. production, and has less to fear than it once did from energy price shocks."
Source: NYTimes, 03/04/2026Probe Finds ‘Secretly’ Added Chemicals Of Unknown Safety In US Food Supply
"At least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration, a new investigation found."
Source: CNN, 03/04/2026Is Your Data Center Getting A Big Discount On Electricity? That’s Redacted
"The surge of new data center development is making people worried. How much energy and water will these resource-hungry centers consume? Will they drive new fossil fuel pollution? How much will household electricity prices go up? These questions have answers, but in many cases, the details of new data centers are blocked from public view."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/04/2026AK Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Fight Water Pollution From Cruise Ships
"Two state lawmakers introduced legislation this month that aims to crack down on a major source of water pollution from cruise ships in Alaska waters."
Source: KHNS/NPR, 03/04/2026Trump NMFS Considers Looser Protections For North Atlantic Right Whale
"The Trump administration on Tuesday took the first step toward loosening regulations that protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale from vessel strikes."
Source: Reuters, 03/04/2026
