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Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind EPA Deadline [1]

"Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the country doesn’t plan to finish replacing them until 2076." 

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National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 06/27/2025
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Delivers Win For Enviros In Fight Over PFAS [15]

"The Wisconsin Supreme Court delivered a victory for environmentalists on Tuesday in the fight over “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, issuing a ruling that advocates said will hold polluters accountable."

Agriculture [16]
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Environmental Health [4]
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People & Population [17]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: AP [18], 06/27/2025
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"Bayer Settles Missouri Roundup Case Mid-Trial; Looks To US Supreme Court" [19]

"Bayer [last] week put a halt to its latest courtroom battle over allegations that its weed killing products cause cancer, settling a Missouri case after four weeks of testimony and just as the trial was coming to a close and just ahead of important US Supreme Court consideration."

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Source: The New Lede [22], 06/27/2025
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"RFK Jr. Wins His Fight Against A Rare, Safe Flu-Shot Ingredient" [23]

"Federal vaccine advisers installed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to effectively remove an ingredient from flu shots, achieving a longtime, controversial goal of anti-vaccine activists and illustrating how their priorities are becoming official government guidance."

Activism [24]
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Government [25]
Health [26]
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People & Population [17]
Science [20]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/27/2025
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"How Shrinking The EPA Could Make Wildfire Smoke Even More Dangerous" [28]

"Monitoring air quality is key to forecasting and assessing wildfire smoke. Right now, that’s a coordinated effort between federal, state, tribal, and local entities. Federally approved and privately operated monitors feed data into tools like the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow tool, and help forecast air quality and issue public health guidance. But air quality scientists worry that EPA budget and job cuts will make it difficult to get air quality information to people, endangering public health."

Air [29]
Climate Change [30]
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Forests [32]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Grist/IPR [34], 06/26/2025
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"EU Suspends Anti-Greenwashing Legislation As Far-Right Influence Grows" [35]

"The European Union’s leadership in the fight against climate change is under increasing pressure as far-right forces gain influence and threaten its flagship Green Deal, which legally mandates the bloc to achieve climate neutrality by 2050."

Climate Change [30]
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Journalism & Media [33]
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Public [11]
Europe [37]
Source: AP [38], 06/26/2025
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Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: Problems of a Local Emergency Manager [39]

"John Dwyer coordinates emergency management in Champaign County, Illinois. He’s seeing a lot more weather extremes, from tornadoes to a major dust storm, even as federal money to keep people safe seems poised to drop." 

Climate Change [30]
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Government [25]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [17]
Public [11]
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Source: Inside Climate News [40], 06/26/2025
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"Judge Blocks Trump From Withholding EV Charger Infrastructure Funds" [41]

"A federal judge on Tuesday issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration from withholding funds for electric vehicle charger infrastructure from 14 states."

Climate Change [30]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Technology [21]
Transportation [42]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The Hill [43], 06/26/2025
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Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill — For Now [44]

"On the day the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the national forest roadless rule, the Senate parliamentarian said a proposal to sell millions of acres of public lands cannot go through without 60 votes in the chamber."

Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [36]
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Forests [32]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [46]
Water & Oceans [10]
Wildlife [47]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 06/26/2025
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"Conservationists Sue EPA for Missing Clean Air Exemption List" [49]

"Group sues EPA for failing to produce facility names. Trump administration hasn’t disclosed all who asked for reprieves."

Activism [24]
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Government [25]
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Pollution [9]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [50], 06/26/2025
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