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Study Finds “Hot Spots” For Glyphosate And Cancer In Iowa, Midwest States [1]

"A new analysis links high use of the weed killer glyphosate to elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), particularly in the Midwest, reinforcing years of research linking cancer to the weed killer made popular by Monsanto."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Science [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [13]
Source: The New Lede [14], 03/18/2026
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Mining Made Tar Creek A Toxic Wasteland. Quapaw Nation Brought It Back. [15]

"The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination"

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [21], 03/17/2026
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Top US Lobbying Firms Working Both Sides Of The Pfas Issue At The Same Time [22]

"Some top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas “forever chemicals” issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states’ efforts to rein in the public health threat."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [25], 03/17/2026
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‘Poisoned for Gold’ Project Pricks Nation’s Conscience [26]

Two Ghanian video journalists traveled their country to document how contamination from illegal gold mining was harming the health of workers and nearby communities. Their resulting reporting not only won acclaim from their peers but also ignited a debate that resulted in the closing of polluting mining operations. Read more about their award-winning project and its impact in Inside Story Q&A.

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Chemicals [3]
Disasters [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [30]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
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International [24]
Africa [31]
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Public [10]
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Dams Full Of Toxic Mining Waste, Dotted Around The World, Often Burst [32]

"As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia’s copper belt in February 2025, more than 50m cubic litres of acid and heavy metals poured into the Chambishi stream – a tributary of the Kafue River, the country’s longest waterway."

Biodiversity [33]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Infrastructure [34]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [8]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [10]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [35], 03/16/2026
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EPA Moves To Weaken Pollution Limits On Toxic Chemical Ethylene Oxide [36]

"The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes."

Air [37]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: AP [38], 03/16/2026
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"Iran War Could Spark The Next Global Food Crisis" [39]

"The Iran conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer costs, raising alarms over a return of food inflation. Farmers are bracing for resource shortages that could drag down harvests."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Food [41]
People & Population [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [24]
Middle East [42]
Source: DW [43], 03/13/2026
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40% Of Produce From Nation’s Largest Supplier Contains ‘Forever’ Pesticides [44]

"Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” according to a new investigation."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Food [41]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
California [45]
Source: CNN [46], 03/12/2026
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"Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution" [47]

"A major environmental justice case tying slavery’s legacy to Cancer Alley reached a new phase after a judge rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss last month."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: DeSmog [49], 03/12/2026
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EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Over Supreme Court Fight, Agency Records Show [50]

"Top US regulators met with Bayer’s CEO last year to discuss “litigation” issues – including “Supreme Court Action” over its glyphosate weed killer – just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The New Lede [51], 03/12/2026
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