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FDA Misses Another Deadline To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair-Straighteners [1]

"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 [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: CNN [10], 01/08/2026
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"Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Agreement" [11]

"President Trump announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing the United States from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to rein in climate change."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 01/08/2026
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Loosely Regulated Petrochemical Barge Industry Commandeers a Texas River [16]

"Over the past 30 years, federal and state agencies in Texas have allowed hundreds of oil and chemical barges to amass in a once-tranquil section of the San Jacinto River, just east of Houston." "People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the buildup."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Public Health Watch [20], 01/07/2026
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"Is The US Headed Toward An Electricity Crisis Of Its Own Making?" [21]

"Trump administration policies and AI needs are fueling a growing mismatch between energy supply and demand. That’s a huge problem, but there may be a way out."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Canary Media [23], 01/07/2026
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"Ohio’s Largest Utility Pushes To Slash Rooftop Solar Compensation" [24]

"The state’s Public Utilities Commission will decide this year whether to keep its solar net-metering rules in place or to dilute them, per AEP Ohio’s request."

Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [25]
Source: Canary Media [26], 01/07/2026
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"House Will Vote Thursday To Override Trump Veto of 2 GOP-Backed Bills" [27]

"The House will vote Thursday to override two vetoes by President Donald Trump of GOP-backed bills, according to three people granted anonymity to share scheduling plans not yet made public."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Politico [28], 01/07/2026
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Under Order, EPA Says It Will Propose Drinking Water Limit For Perchlorate [29]

"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 [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [30], 01/07/2026
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Congress’ Latest Spending Package Spares Environment, Energy Agencies [31]

"Congressional appropriators’ latest bipartisan spending package, unveiled Monday, would reduce funding for a host of energy and environment programs while rejecting the Trump administration’s requests for even greater cuts."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [32]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [17]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [33], 01/07/2026
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"‘Not About Special Treatment,’ Miccosukee Tribe Responds To Trump Veto" [34]

"The Miccosukee Tribe is rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that the tribe worked against his administration’s immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Everglades."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: States Newsroom [37], 01/06/2026
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Trump Says Cost Drove Water Pipeline Veto, But Some Say It's Retribution [38]

"President Trump vetoed a bill this week to help finish a water pipeline project in Colorado. The bill had overwhelmingly passed Congress with bipartisan support. The president says his veto is about "fiscal sanity." Some say the president is retaliating against the state for political reasons."

Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NPR [40], 01/06/2026
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