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"EPA Weighs N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer" [1]

"“Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 04/18/2025
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Syngenta To Settle 1000s Of Lawsuits Claiming Paraquat Causes Parkinson’s [14]

"Besieged by thousands of lawsuits alleging that its paraquat weedkiller causes Parkinson’s disease, Syngenta has entered into an agreement aimed at settling large swaths of those claims."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [16]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [17]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The New Lede [18], 04/18/2025
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Top NIH Researcher On Ultraprocessed Foods Departs, Citing RFK Jr. Censorship [19]

"When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic that their cause would finally have a champion at the highest levels of government: those focused on food and nutrition."

Agriculture [2]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Food [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Science [24]
Technology [25]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: CNN [26], 04/18/2025
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"US Proposes Looser Interpretation Of Law That Protects Threatened Species" [27]

"The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by removing regulatory language that seeks to prevent their habitats from being degraded."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [29]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Science [24]
Wildlife [30]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [31], 04/17/2025
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Bill To Protect Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in Iowa Legislature Again [32]

"In the state with the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, the legislation would have made it harder for residents to sue pesticide companies for illnesses linked to their products."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 04/16/2025
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"U.S. Butterfly Population Declined 22 Percent In Two Decades" [35]

"Experts say the drop in abundance is largely due to chemical use, habitat loss, and a warming climate"

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [36]
Environmental Studies [29]
Natural Resources [7]
Wildlife [30]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette [37], 04/15/2025
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"Trump Administration Cancels $3 Billion Climate-Friendly Farming Program" [38]

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farming projects after a review found it did not align with the priorities of the Trump administration."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [36]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [30]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [39], 04/15/2025
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"Mexico To Send Water To Texas Farmers As US Treaty Threat Grows" [40]

"Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by Donald Trump, said Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Friday."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [36]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Mexico [42]
Source: Reuters [43], 04/14/2025
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#SEJ2025 — Confronting the Past, Surviving the Future [44]

Next week, hundreds of environmental journalists are expected to gather in Arizona for #SEJ2025, the Society of Environmental Journalists’ expansive annual conference. Co-chair Kendal Blust has highlights of the four-day event, plus how the challenges facing the Southwest are those of communities across the United States, and why now is a critical time for journalists to come together. Read her rundown [44] and register now [45], before the April 16 midnight deadline.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Food [22]
Government [49]
Health [50]
Journalism & Media [23]
Natural Resources [7]
People & Population [17]
Planning & Growth [51]
Policy [52]
Pollution [8]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [9]
Wildlife [30]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
International [53]
Mexico [42]
Visibility: 
Public [10]
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"Water Looms As New Front In Mexico's Trade Negotiations With The U.S" [54]

"Mexican officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to increase the amount of water the country sends to the United States because of growing concern that President Donald Trump could drag a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty into trade negotiations, according to three sources familiar with the matter."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [36]
Infrastructure [55]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Mexico [42]
Source: Reuters [56], 04/11/2025
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