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"Hundreds Of Groups Urge Congress Not To Weaken Chemical Safety Law" [1]

"Hundreds of environmental and health groups are urging Congress not to weaken the nation’s premier chemical safety law as Republican lawmakers signal a willingness to reopen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The New Lede [9], 01/08/2026

"Environmental Health Perspectives Joins The ACS Publications Portfolio" [10]

"The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce that Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) has joined the ACS Publications portfolio. EHP is a globally respected journal with a legacy as a premier source for research findings at the intersection of the environment and human health."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [11]
Government [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [15]
Source: ACS [16], 01/08/2026

FDA Misses Another Deadline To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair-Straighteners [17]

"The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black women."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [20]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: CNN [21], 01/08/2026

"New Dietary Guidance Pushes Whole Milk, Warns Against Processed Food" [22]

"The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines Wednesday that call for Americans to limit highly processed foods, such as those high in added sugars and sodium, and that endorse products that had once been discouraged by many nutritionists, such as whole milk, butter and red meat."

Agriculture [23]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Food [24]
Health [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [26], 01/08/2026

Under Order, EPA Says It Will Propose Drinking Water Limit For Perchlorate [27]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn’t significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered it."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [29], 01/07/2026

"Critical Mineral Bauxite Boom Pollutes Water And Crops In Guinea" [30]

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

Chemicals [2]
Economy & Business [31]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [19]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [6]
Waste [33]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [7]
International [15]
Africa [34]
Source: Context [35], 01/06/2026

Even in This Toxic River — A Salmon Story [36]

Seattle’s heavily polluted Duwamish River is no place to catch fish — except for salmon, which pass quickly through these troubled waters on their way from the sea to their freshwater spawning grounds. With fishing pole in hand, environmental journalist Alex Brown joins jostling crowds of industrial-zone anglers and catches a firsthand view of a spectacle that is both anomalous and awe-inspiring.

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Features [37]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [38]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Food [24]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [40]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
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Public [7]

"Michigan’s Other Water Crisis: PFAS’s Prevalence in Private Wells" [42]

"Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 01/05/2026

"‘Trump’s EPA’ In 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach To Deregulation" [45]

"The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [46]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [48], 01/05/2026

"Critical Mineral Bauxite Boom Pollutes Water And Crops In Guinea" [49]

"In West Africa's Guinea, villagers say mining for the critical mineral bauxite has polluted water and decreased crop yields."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [32]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [6]
Waste [33]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [7]
Africa [34]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [35], 12/24/2025

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