"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the administration was giving New York City a 30-day extension for its congestion pricing plan and putting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) “on notice.”
"A new investigation that tested 41 types of powdered baby formula sold in the US found that about half of the products contained concerning levels of contaminants, including lead, arsenic, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and acrylamide."
"U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that seeks to shift responsibility for disaster preparations to state and local governments, deepening his drive to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
"After decades of lax oversight, new efforts are underway to protect communities from toxic emissions without putting the industry out of business."
"A consortium of Black farmers in the north-east take financial hits as harsh USDA cuts threaten their operations"
"Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties in South Lake Tahoe are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas."
"The Trump administration plans to increase “regulatory flexibility” for oil and gas companies trying to find ways to dispose of copious amounts of toxic wastewater."
"Trump officials said they would open up areas of Alaska that Joe Biden had made off-limits to oil and gas production, and allow for a gas pipeline to be built across the state."
This program, established by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), supports early-to-mid-career journalists reporting on issues at the intersection of public health and food systems.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/duffy-gives-nyc-30-day-congestion-pricing-extension-puts-hochul-notice
[2] https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5206138-new-york-congestion-pricing-extension-duffy-hochul/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-baby-formulas-often-contain-contaminants-study-finds
[4] https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/03/us-baby-formula-contaminants/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-orders-shift-disaster-prep-fema-states-local-governments
[6] https://theprint.in/environment/trump-signs-order-to-shift-disaster-preparations-from-fema-to-states-local-governments/2553864/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/calif-falls-short-enforcing-regulations-metal-shredding-industry
[8] https://publichealthwatch.org/2025/03/18/california-metal-shredding-lead-waste/
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/black-farmers-face-setbacks-over-trump-budget-cuts-we-are-survival-mode
[10] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/20/black-farmers-trump-usda-budget-cuts
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/lake-tahoe-could-be-deathtrap-during-major-wildfires
[12] https://calmatters.org/environment/wildfires/2025/03/tahoe-wildfires-evacuation-deathtrap/
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-mulls-giving-drillers-more-flexibility-dispose-toxic-wastewater
[14] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20032025/epa-oil-gas-wastewater-disposal-flexibility/
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/interior-open-millions-acres-alaska-drilling-and-mining
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/20/alaska-drilling-trump-anwr/
[17] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-jhuclf-food-systems-and-public-health-fellowship-journalists
[18] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-lindsey-botts-digital-editor-sierra-magazine
[19] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=243
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=240
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=241
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=242
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=245
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=246
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[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=248
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4917