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"California Banned Polystyrene. So Why Is It Still On Store Shelves?" [1]

"Styrofoam coffee cups, plates, clamshell takeout containers and other food service items made with expanded polystyrene plastic can still be found in restaurants and on store shelves, despite a ban that went into effect on Jan. 1."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
California [9]
Source: LA Times [10], 03/24/2025
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"Trump Signs Order On Critical Mineral Production" [11]

"President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to boost production of critical minerals in the United States and confirmed a deal to gain access to minerals in Ukraine was still on track.'

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [18], 03/21/2025
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Duffy Gives NYC 30-Day Congestion Pricing Extension, Puts Hochul ‘On Notice’ [19]

"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the administration was giving New York City a 30-day extension for its congestion pricing plan and putting New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) “on notice.”

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [20]
Planning & Growth [21]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: The Hill [24], 03/21/2025
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"US Baby Formulas Often Contain Contaminants, Study Finds" [25]

"A new investigation that tested 41 types of powdered baby formula sold in the US found that about half of the products contained concerning levels of contaminants, including lead, arsenic, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and acrylamide."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Food [26]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The New Lede [27], 03/21/2025
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Calif. Falls Short in Enforcing Regulations for Metal Shredding Industry [28]

"After decades of lax oversight, new efforts are underway to protect communities from toxic emissions without putting the industry out of business."

Chemicals [2]
Economy & Business [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Waste [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [9]
Source: Public Health Watch [30], 03/21/2025
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Black Farmers Face Setbacks Over Trump Budget Cuts: ‘We Are In Survival Mode’ [31]

"A consortium of Black farmers in the north-east take financial hits as harsh USDA cuts threaten their operations"

Agriculture [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Guardian [34], 03/21/2025
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EPA Mulls Giving Drillers More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Toxic Wastewater [35]

"The Trump administration plans to increase “regulatory flexibility” for oil and gas companies trying to find ways to dispose of copious amounts of toxic wastewater."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 03/21/2025
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"Interior To Open Millions Of Acres In Alaska To Drilling And Mining" [37]

"Trump officials said they would open up areas of Alaska that Joe Biden had made off-limits to oil and gas production, and allow for a gas pipeline to be built across the state."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [39]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [40]
Source: Washington Post [41], 03/21/2025
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"Canadians Protest Imports Of US Toxic Waste Amid Trump Tariff War" [42]

"The proposed expansion of a Quebec landfill that accepts hazardous waste from the United States has ignited a turf war between the Quebec provincial government and local leaders, who say they oppose putting US trash into a local peat bog."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Waste [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Canada [43]
Source: Guardian [44], 03/20/2025
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Trump EPA Aims To Cut Pollution Rules Projected To Save Nearly 200,000 Lives [45]

"A push by Donald Trump’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [5]
Health [46]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [47], 03/20/2025
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