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Mexico Factory That Imports US Toxic Waste To Relocate After Guardian Report [9]

"A factory processing US hazardous waste in Mexico has promised to relocate what authorities call its “most polluting” operations following a Guardian investigation."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Waste [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mexico [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 05/05/2025
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"Out at the E.P.A.: Independent Scientists. In: Approving New Chemicals." [20]

"The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would disperse scientists from its independent research office to other divisions where they among other things will be tasked with approving the use of new chemicals."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [24], 05/05/2025
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Man Accused Of Hacking US Climate Activists Loses UK Extradition Fight [25]

"A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended the extradition of a private investigator to the United States whom the Justice Department accuses of leading a hacking operation that targeted American climate activists."

Activism [26]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Europe [30]
Source: NPR [31], 05/05/2025
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"Trump Buyouts Drive Brain Drain At Federal Agencies" [32]

"Federal workers who once held energy and environment positions protecting national parks and public health or trying to bolster the electric grid to avoid disasters are heading for the exit as President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the government accelerates."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [34]
Government [35]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [37], 05/05/2025
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"Elon Musk’s xAI in Memphis: 35 Gas Turbines, No Air Pollution Permits" [38]

"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is belching smog-forming pollution into an area of South Memphis that already leads the state in emergency department visits for asthma."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [35]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [40], 05/05/2025
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"Fate Of California’s Auto Standards Will Come Down To Senate Battle" [41]

"The House of Representatives took a trio of votes this week targeting California’s decades-old authority to enforce its own environmental standards, setting the stage for a significant standoff in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats say Republican leaders would have to defy long-standing congressional order to get the measures passed."

Air [42]
Climate Change [27]
Consumer [43]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [22]
Technology [44]
Transportation [45]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: LA Times [46], 05/02/2025
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Justice Dept Sues Hawaii, Mich., Vt. And New York Over State Climate Actions [47]

"The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda."

Climate Change [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [48], 05/02/2025
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Collapsing Bird Numbers In N. America Prompt Fears Of Ecological Crisis [49]

"Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly in areas where they are most abundant, according to new research, prompting fears of ecological collapse in previously protected areas."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [50]
Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Studies [34]
Natural Resources [51]
Wildlife [52]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Canada [53]
Mexico [18]
Source: Guardian [54], 05/02/2025
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"PFAS in Fertilizer From Sewage Spurs State Control Efforts" [55]

"More than 20 bills introduced among at least 12 states. Fears, farm damage vie with waste control practicalities."

Agriculture [33]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [22]
Waste [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 05/02/2025
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"Florida Lawmakers Pass Ban On Fluoride In Drinking Water" [57]

"Florida is poised to outlaw fluoride in drinking water under a bill approved Tuesday by the state legislature, adding the state to a growing backlash against a long-standing public health measure."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [58]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [59]
Source: Washington Post [60], 05/02/2025
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"As Regenerative Agriculture Gains Momentum, Report Warns Of “Greenwashing”" [61]

"Proponents of regenerative farming say the practice can mitigate harmful climate change, reduce water pollution, and make foods more nutritious as farmers focus on improving the health of soil, water, and ecosystems." "But all that momentum comes with a dirty dark side, according to a new report that highlights what is becoming an increasingly contentious debate over the merits of regenerative agriculture."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [50]
Chemicals [10]
Consumer [43]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Natural Resources [51]
Wildlife [52]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [62], 05/02/2025
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EPA Cheered For Easing Regulatory “Burdens” On Farmers Using Insecticides [63]

"Farm groups were cheering moves announced this week by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will alter endangered species protections to allow for easier use of certain pesticides in agriculture."

Agriculture [33]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Food [64]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [65], 05/02/2025
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House GOPers Vote To Remove California Fish From Endangered Species List [66]

"House Republicans passed a measure Thursday that would repeal the government’s decision to place California’s longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish, on the endangered species list."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [51]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [68]
Source: LA Times [69], 05/02/2025
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"Farmers Are Making Bank Harvesting A New Crop: Solar Energy" [70]

"In California's water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Infrastructure [58]
Technology [44]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [68]
International [71]
Source: Grist [72], 05/02/2025
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"Ancient DNA Confirms New Mexico Tribe’s Link To Famed Chaco Canyon Site" [73]

"For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history."

Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [34]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [74]
Science [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [75]
Source: AP [76], 05/02/2025
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