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"No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds" [1]

"A scientific review of 43 studies on acetaminophen use during pregnancy concluded that there was no evidence that the painkiller increased the risk of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 01/20/2026
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How EPA Ethics Officials Cleared Former Industry Insiders To Be Regulators [10]

"Environmental Protection Agency ethics officials have interpreted impartiality guidelines in a way that has allowed several former industry insiders to oversee dramatic changes to chemical regulations, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show."

Agriculture [11]
Biodiversity [12]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [17], 01/20/2026
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"Trump Admin Redirects Carbon Capture Funds To Prop Up Old Coal Plants" [18]

"The Energy Department is planning to prop up old and shuttered coal plants using more than half a billion dollars that Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Technology [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [23], 01/20/2026
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Spring Is Coming. How Silent Will It Be? [24]

Bird populations remain in steep decline, mostly due to human activity. But as the latest TipSheet reports, reporting on the disappearance of our avian residents can lead journalists to some bread-and-butter environmental stories: whether about local ecosystems, climate change, chemicals, land disturbance and more. Read on for more, including nearly a dozen-and-a-half story ideas and reporting resources.

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Biodiversity [12]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [26]
Health [5]
Wildlife [27]
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National (U.S.) [8]
International [28]
Canada [29]
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‘Bombshell’: Doubt Cast On Discovery Of Microplastics Throughout Human Body [30]

"High-profile studies reporting the presence of microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives. One chemist called the concerns 'a bombshell.'"

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [16]
Science [6]
Public [7]
International [28]
Source: Guardian [31], 01/15/2026
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"Maine Adopts Tougher Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water" [32]

"The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: Portland Press Herald [35], 01/15/2026
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Kennedy and Fluoridated Water Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Sources [36]

"Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [37], 01/15/2026
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"What A Fracking-Waste Dispute Says About Ohio’s Energy Double Standard" [38]

"Ohio is letting the oil and gas industry put more toxic waste underground despite community concerns — even as the state defers to local opponents of clean energy."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Canary Media [40], 01/15/2026
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"North Carolina Pushes Back as EPA Moves To Scale Back PFAS Reporting" [41]

"After decades of PFAS contamination, North Carolina’s attorney general is challenging an EPA proposal to narrow reporting requirements for toxic 'forever chemicals.'"

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: WRAL [45], 01/14/2026
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"As MAHA Wages War On Pesticides, The GOP Is Caught In The Middle" [46]

"The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement’s crusade against pesticides is creating divisions in the Republican Party, as some members back the industry while others stand with MAHA activists."

Agriculture [11]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [47], 01/14/2026
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