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"Trump’s Push To Mine Deep-Sea Battery Metals Draws Ire From Allies" [1]

"The Trump administration is on a rogue quest to mine critical minerals from the ocean floor — and recent global negotiations over the fate of deep-sea mining reveal just how alone the U.S. is on the issue."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Environmental Studies [5]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [8]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: Canary Media [14], 08/13/2025
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"Trump’s EPA to Expand Actions to Speed New Chemical Reviews" [15]

"The Trump administration’s EPA has seen success more quickly reviewing companies’ requests to make certain new chemicals and plans to expand its use of strategies that are speeding those decisions, a senior agency official said Monday."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [17], 08/13/2025
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"'MAHA' Activists Urge Trump To Oppose Limits On Pesticide Regulation" [18]

"President Donald Trump should block the U.S. House from limiting the regulation of pesticides and "forever chemicals" in its environmental appropriations bill or risk losing Republican support, more than 200 activists aligned with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement said in a letter to Trump."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [20], 08/13/2025
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"The Anti-Sunscreen Movement And What To Know About Its Claims" [21]

"A growing anti-sunscreen movement on social media is causing concern among dermatologists, who warn that avoiding sunscreen increases long-term health risks."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [16]
People & Population [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [24], 08/12/2025
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"The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River" [25]

"More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts."

Activism [26]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 08/11/2025
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"Civil Cases Against Major Polluters Plummet Under Trump" [31]

"The Trump administration has filed far fewer civil cases accusing companies of violating environmental rules than its predecessors, an analysis of federal data shows."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [32]
Consumer [22]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [35], 08/11/2025
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"Judge Stops Hazardous Waste Shipments To Michigan Landfill From Five States" [36]

"A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental impacts."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Waste [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: AP [38], 08/08/2025
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"France’s Top Court Strikes Down Pesticide Clause In Farming Law" [39]

"France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide."

Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [3]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Wildlife [40]
Public [11]
Europe [41]
Source: AP [42], 08/08/2025
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Federal Judge Orders Chemours To Immediately Stop Polluting Ohio River [43]

"A federal judge ordered the Chemours Chemical Company on Thursday to immediately stop discharging unlawful levels of cancer-causing chemicals into the Ohio River from the company’s Washington Works plant."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [44], 08/08/2025
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Document Shows Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974 [45]

"Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [32]
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Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [4]
Pollution [9]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Source: DeSmog [46], 08/07/2025
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