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Lead in GLWA Communities’ Drinking Water Needs Urgent Response: Experts [9]

"Twenty-five Metro Detroit communities exceeded Michigan’s lead action level for drinking water since 2018, according to state compliance data analyzed by a drinking water engineer and reviewed by Planet Detroit."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: Planet Detroit [22], 06/29/2026
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Covering the Impact of Climate Change Without Mentioning Climate Change [23]

"Severe weather has gripped the globe this week, with record-shattering, deadly heat in Western Europe. In the US, heat, wind and drought conditions fueled wildfires in the Southwest, while heavy thunderstorms, wind and floods caused destruction in eastern and central states. ... Yet on the evening of Tuesday, June 23, despite leading their shows with severe weather headlines, nightly news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS failed to mention climate even in passing."

Climate Change [24]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: FAIR [30], 06/29/2026
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Opinion: We’re Dermatologists. Sunscreen Isn’t The Problem. [31]

"Every year at the start of summer, a familiar cycle repeats. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group releases its annual sunscreen guide, reigniting fears surrounding sunscreen safety. The guide’s message is predictable: Few sunscreens are both safe and effective. Consumers should beware."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Washington Post [32], 06/29/2026
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Powassan Virus: Rare Tick-Borne Disease Is On The Rise In The U.S. [33]

"Cases of Powassan virus disease in New Jersey and New Hampshire have made national headlines in recent months because of the potential severity of the symptoms, which can include neurological problems such as memory loss, difficulty speaking and seizures. "

Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [16]
Wildlife [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Washington Post [36], 06/29/2026
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Commentary: America’s 250th Should Tell the Full Story, Not Rewrite It [37]

"As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history."

Activism [38]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [39]
Government [40]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: The Revelator [42], 06/29/2026
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Supreme Court Hands Bayer A Win on Roundup That Rattles MAHA [43]

"The Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to the Make America Healthy Again Movement by blocking a path for users of the popular Roundup weedkiller to secure payouts from Monsanto for failing to disclose the product’s cancer risk."

Agriculture [44]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [45]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: E&E News [46], 06/26/2026
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Lawsuit Demands USDA Release Records On Glyphosate Executive Order [47]

"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is violating the law by failing to turn over records related to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump protecting production of the controversial pesticide glyphosate, according to a lawsuit filed Monday."

Agriculture [44]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [39]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [45]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: The New Lede [48], 06/26/2026
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EPA Relied on Roundup Study After Learning Monsanto Was a “Ghost Writer” [49]

"A newly revealed government memo identifies yet another compromised paper used to justify Roundup’s safety."

"The US Environmental Protection Agency has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was actually ghostwritten by developer Monsanto. But the agency never informed the public and continued to rely on it, according to an EPA memo obtained by Mother Jones and revealed here for the first time.
Agriculture [44]
Chemicals [10]
Conflict/Corruption [50]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Science [45]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Mother Jones [51], 06/26/2026
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Carbon Captured [52]

"In the 1990s, even as they denied the reality of climate change, oil company executives were quietly funding research that favored climate fixes that would protect their businesses."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [24]
Conflict/Corruption [50]
Economy & Business [53]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Science [45]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
International [54]
Source: ProPublica/Drilled [55], 06/26/2026
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Senate Farm Bill Leaves Out Contentious Policies. Dems Not Impressed. [56]

"The legislation includes forestry and conservation provisions but steers away from issues like pesticide labeling and biofuels policy."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [34]
Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [24]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [53]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Food [57]
Forests [58]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: E&E News [59], 06/26/2026
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Lawmakers Demand Answers Amid Ongoing Turmoil Over Reflecting Pool [60]

"Congressional Democrats called for investigations Wednesday into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continued to roil the capital."

Biodiversity [34]
Conflict/Corruption [50]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Politics [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
Technology [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [61]
Source: AP [62], 06/26/2026
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"DEQ Works Toward Impairment Designation For Big Hole River" [63]

"The Big Hole River, a blue-ribbon fishery that’s become a focal point in a years-long debate over nuisance algae growth, is poised to receive an impairment designation."

Activism [38]
Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [34]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Politics [27]
Fish & Fisheries [64]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Montana Free Press [65], 06/26/2026
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"Whooping Crane Migration in Crosshairs as Trump Policies Collide" [66]

"A cacophony of honks and quacks greet Jim Faulstich on a spring afternoon visit to a shallow lake on his ranch on the South Dakota prairie. Hundreds of birds have landed in the wetlands for a drink, to feed, or to rest on their journey north. There are lots of ducks and gulls, but no whooping crane — which would be difficult to miss standing five-feet tall in the shallows foraging for food."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [34]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [67], 06/26/2026
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Trump Admin Moves to Preserve Cells and DNA of Imperiled Species [68]

"The Trump administration and a company that is promising to bring long-gone animals back from extinction announced a partnership on Thursday to preserve cells, tissue and DNA from threatened and endangered species."

Biodiversity [34]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [40]
Technology [18]
Wildlife [35]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: New York Times [69], 06/26/2026
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"The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know" [70]

"After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, electricity prices shot up across Europe and consumers looked for ways to save. One popular option was plug-in solar —-inexpensive and easy-to-install renewable energy systems that began to appear in store aisles."

Climate Change [24]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [18]
Public [20]
National (U.S.) [29]
International [54]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 06/26/2026
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