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Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco [1]

"The tobacco-control movement celebrated another milestone yesterday as the U.S. Senate easily passed a bill giving the government unprecedented power over the making and marketing of tobacco products."
Health [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [5], 06/12/2009
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Study Finds “Hot Spots” For Glyphosate And Cancer In Iowa, Midwest States [6]

"A new analysis links high use of the weed killer glyphosate to elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), particularly in the Midwest, reinforcing years of research linking cancer to the weed killer made popular by Monsanto."

Agriculture [7]
Chemicals [8]
Environmental Health [9]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Science [13]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [15]
Source: The New Lede [16], 03/18/2026
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"Federal Judge Halts RFK Jr.'s Changes To Children's Vaccine Policies" [17]

"A federal judge Monday dealt a major blow to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the nation's vaccine policies, including the controversial decision to slash the number of federally recommended vaccinations for children."

Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Technology [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [20], 03/17/2026
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Inside The Deadly Silicosis Epidemic Killing Countertop Stonecutters [21]

"A new California law aims to protect workers from silicosis, an incurable lung disease that has killed 29 people in the state and sickened hundreds. Experts say it isn’t enough."

Air [22]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
California [24]
Source: Capital & Main [25], 03/17/2026
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‘Poisoned for Gold’ Project Pricks Nation’s Conscience [26]

Two Ghanian video journalists traveled their country to document how contamination from illegal gold mining was harming the health of workers and nearby communities. Their resulting reporting not only won acclaim from their peers but also ignited a debate that resulted in the closing of polluting mining operations. Read more about their award-winning project and its impact in Inside Story Q&A.

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Disasters [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [23]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [30]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
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Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms [36]

"A federal work group says Covid vaccine injuries deserve urgent attention, even as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shifts away from talking about vaccine policy."

Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Health [2]
Journalism & Media [30]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [38], 03/16/2026
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"Eye Doctor Named to Air Pollution Advisory Board Draws Pushback" [39]

"The Trump administration has tapped an eye doctor with no background in air pollution science to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on what levels of air pollutants are safe to breathe."

Air [22]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
Pollution [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NYTimes [40], 03/13/2026
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Va. Passes Bill Mandating Ingredient Labels On Menstrual Products [41]

"House Bill 998 by Del. Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax, would require ingredient labels be listed on all menstrual products sold in Virginia, an effort to better inform consumers about possibly toxic substances in the reproductive health items." "As concerns over toxic metals and ‘forever chemicals’ flare, bill would offer consumers more clarity on products if signed into law."

Chemicals [8]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: Virginia Mercury [43], 03/05/2026
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Scientists Create Autism Panel, Citing RFK Jr.’s Politicization Of Research [44]

"A group of prominent scientists launched an independent autism advisory panel Tuesday over fears that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has politicized the key federal autism advisory board he oversees."

Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [2]
People & Population [11]
Science [13]
Technology [19]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: Washington Post [45], 03/05/2026
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"States Sue to Block Trump’s ‘Anti-Science’ Vaccine Policy" [46]

"Climate change helps spread vaccine-preventable diseases. But the Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule 'throws science out the window,' and makes Americans more vulnerable to infections, state attorneys general charge in a new lawsuit."

Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Politics [18]
Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [10]
People & Population [11]
Technology [19]
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Source: Inside Climate News [47], 02/27/2026
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