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Newsom Signs Housing Bill Overhauling Landmark Calif. Environmental Law [9]

"Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California’s landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state’s critical housing shortage and long-running homeless crisis."

Environmental Health [10]
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California [15]
Source: AP [16], 07/02/2025
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Flint’s Still-Unfinished Lead Pipe Replacement Serves As Cautionary Tale [17]

"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Justice [11]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Source: AP [25], 07/02/2025
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"Employers to OSHA: Don’t Kill The Heat Rule. Weaken It." [26]

"Seeking to secure weakened federal heat standards for workers, industry representatives this month asked the Trump administration to model federal heat rules after an untested Nevada standard."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [30], 07/02/2025
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"As Nitrate Levels Soar In Iowa, New Research Underscores Risks For Babies" [31]

"New research out of Iowa adds to a wide body of evidence showing that when pregnant women are exposed to nitrates in drinking water, it raises the risks of problematic birth outcomes, including low birth weights and pre-term birth."

Agriculture [32]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The New Lede [33], 07/02/2025
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"E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work" [34]

"In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the administration of engaging in unlawful partisan activity and endangering public health."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [36]
Government [37]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [38], 07/01/2025
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"Data Crucial to Hurricane Forecasts Will Continue, but for One Month Only" [39]

"The Department of Defense on Monday reversed course, temporarily, on canceling the availability of satellite data that is key to monitoring hurricane movements and structures. The data will now be available to hurricane forecasters through July 31, rather than the previous June 30 deadline."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [36]
Science [40]
Technology [41]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [42], 07/01/2025
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He Lobbied For Offshore Drillers. Now He Runs The Agency That Regulates Them. [43]

"As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics experts sound the alarm."

Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Public Domain [46], 07/01/2025
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"Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines" [47]

"For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [48]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [49], 07/01/2025
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NC Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People [50]

"Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal."

Activism [35]
Chemicals [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 07/01/2025
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"Map Shows States With Highest Use Of Harmful Pesticides" [53]

"Midwestern and Southern states use much higher rates of the potentially harmful pesticide 2,4-D, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data."

Agriculture [32]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Journalism & Media [54]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [29]
Pollution [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Newsweek [55], 07/01/2025
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"A Heat Wave Covers Much Of Europe And Higher Temperatures Are On The Way" [56]

"A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with a record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and high winds fanning forest fires in Turkey. Heat warnings were issued for parts of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the U.K., with new highs expected on Wednesday before rain should bring respite to some areas."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [10]
People & Population [29]
Public [14]
International [57]
Europe [58]
Source: AP [59], 07/01/2025
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"Trump Administration Issues New Revised Permitting Rules" [60]

"Federal agencies including the Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments are starting to issue new permitting rules that trim back or eliminate procedures that have been in place for decades."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [61]
Pollution [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [62], 07/01/2025
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"Inside A Plan To Use AI To Amplify Doubts About The Dangers Of Pollutants" [63]

"An industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [54]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [21]
Science [40]
Technology [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Guardian [64], 07/01/2025
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"Scientists Identify Culprit Behind Biggest-Ever U.S. Honey Bee Die-Off" [65]

"USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend"

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [66]
Chemicals [18]
Disasters [28]
Food [67]
Natural Resources [61]
Wildlife [68]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Science [69], 07/01/2025
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"Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power" [70]

"Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [45]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [71], 06/30/2025
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