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"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals" [1]

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Food [9]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 12/08/2025
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Top Environment and Energy Topics To Watch in 2026 [16]

Explore our 10th annual Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy, as we scour the beat to identify 15 top stories to put on your radar for 2026. Our updated format for the special report provides a quick read and a broad scope — with insights on climate change and environmental justice, bird and insect declines, data centers and deep sea mining, deregulation and PFAS and much more. Get started here [16].

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Agriculture [2]
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Biodiversity [20]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [7]
Environmental Politics [8]
Environmental Studies [24]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Forests [26]
Government [27]
Health [28]
Infrastructure [29]
Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Military [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Policy [33]
Pollution [12]
Science [34]
Technology [35]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [37]
Wildlife [38]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
California [40]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [42]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
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Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup [50]

"The revised watershed agreement extends pollution-reduction targets and bets on voluntary measures to achieve cleanup goals that have remained elusive for decades."

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Biodiversity [20]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Fish & Fisheries [25]
Food [9]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 12/05/2025
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"NY City Bill Aims To Ban Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Firefighting Gear" [52]

"A new bill proposed in the New York city council would ban the use of toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in protective gear worn by the city’s 11,000 firefighters." "Approval of legislation to ban Pfas would be major win for advocates pushing for safer gear alternatives across US"

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Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: Guardian [53], 12/04/2025
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Whitmer 7th Governor Urging EPA To Monitor Microplastics In Drinking Water [54]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week joined governors from six other states signing onto a petition demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency add microplastics to its program collecting data on contaminants not currently covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act."

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National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: Michigan Advance [55], 12/04/2025
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Trump Admin’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals [56]

"The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
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Infrastructure [29]
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Pollution [12]
Technology [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: WIRED [57], 12/03/2025
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"Trump Admin Backs Monsanto Effort To Limit Roundup Lawsuits Over Glyphosate" [58]

"The Trump administration is backing Monsanto in its effort to get the Supreme Court to shield it from liability over cancer claims related to its Roundup weedkiller, a move that could anger the Trump administration’s allies in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement."

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Laws & Regulations [10]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [59], 12/03/2025
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"Top FDA Drug Regulator Plans To Depart Weeks Into Job" [60]

"Richard Pazdur had clashed with Trump officials on the legality and pace of their initiatives. His sudden retirement adds to the recent upheaval at FDA."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
Health [28]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Science [34]
Technology [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [61], 12/03/2025
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Phthalates Are In Our Food, Decades After Scientists Recognized Dangers [62]

"A large body of science has linked phthalates to a variety of serious health conditions, including premature birth and infertility."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [8]
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Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [63], 12/03/2025
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"Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules" [64]

"The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to propose weakening automobile fuel efficiency standards that were set under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to spur the sale of electric vehicles, according to three people familiar with the plan."

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Environmental Health [6]
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Pollution [12]
Technology [35]
Transportation [65]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [66], 12/03/2025
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