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Federal Review on Weedkiller Sparks Backlash from Environment and Health Groups [1]

"Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked to cancer and other health problems."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [6]
Pollution [7]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [11], 06/08/2026
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A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation [12]

“More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.”

Agriculture [13]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [14]
Economy & Business [15]
Food [16]
Government [17]
Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 06/08/2026
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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water. [20]

"After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [21]
Health [4]
Infrastructure [22]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 06/04/2026
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Island Has Highest Levels Of Toxic Pfas In Drinking Water In Scotland. How? [24]

"Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas"

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Studies [26]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [7]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
Europe [30]
Source: Guardian [31], 06/03/2026
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Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters [32]

"President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the Chemical Safety Board, the agency investigating last month’s deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County."

Chemicals [2]
Conflict/Corruption [33]
Consumer [25]
Disasters [21]
Economy & Business [15]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [28]
Pollution [7]
Technology [36]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [38], 06/03/2026
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"Dangerous Chemical Plant Disasters Spotlight Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts" [39]

"Critics are outraged that the Trump administration is moving to roll back chemical safety rules even as the U.S. faces deadly industrial chemical incidents."

Chemicals [2]
Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Government [17]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Technology [36]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [41], 06/02/2026
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Report Calls For Stricter Fertilizer Rules As Nitrate Pollution Grows [42]

"Lax regulations and mismanaged applications in the US are to blame for the tons of nitrogen fertilizer that runs off into waterways each year and contributes to water and air pollution, cancer and environmental damage, according to a report released Monday."

Agriculture [13]
Biodiversity [43]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [44], 06/02/2026
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June 25, 2026

Webinar — Reporting on Toxics & Health: Lessons from covering “forever chemicals” [45]

June 25, 2026, 12:00 pm US Eastern Time. In this Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE) webinar, award-winning chemical pollution reporters Sharon Lerner of ProPublica and Stéphane Horel of Le Monde will discuss the importance of accurate local reporting on toxic chemicals. Focusing on PFAS “forever chemicals” as an example, the speakers will explore the critical role of journalists in covering chemical health hazards, public decision-making, and industry strategies to influence both policy and science. 

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Chemicals [2]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [34]
Health [4]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [29]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
International [48]

Risk Data Is There Despite Efforts To Hide It [49]

Hazmat risk data has long been subject to blackout efforts by industry. And now, Trump administration allies may change the rules to make existing information even harder to get. But Reporter’s Toolbox knows where journalists can still find the goods to support their reporting. Read on to learn about risks to the program in question — and Toolbox workarounds.

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Air [51]
Chemicals [2]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Politics [35]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [6]
Pollution [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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"ESA Success Stories: Survival Of The Protected" [52]

"In 1782, when the United States adopted the bald eagle as its national symbol, anecdotal accounts stated that the country may have had as many as 100,000 nesting eagles. By the mid-1900s, habitat destruction, illegal shooting, and DDT contamination had driven bald eagles near extinction."

Biodiversity [43]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Politics [35]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [53]
Wildlife [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Parks Traveler [54], 06/01/2026
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