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Troubled by Spreading Landfill Pollution, a Long Island Community Demands Action [1]

“For decades, a landfill has towered over the town of Brookhaven. A groundwater contamination plume has spread beneath nearby properties.”

Activism [2]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Health [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 06/09/2026
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EPA’s HFC Delay Tests Trump’s Made in America Agenda [15]

“The agency’s regulatory rollback for grocery refrigerators has sparked a backlash from U.S. manufacturers.”

Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [22]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [8]
Technology [25]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [26], 06/09/2026
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Kelp — The Understory, Underwater [27]

Massive kelp groves, little-noticed despite their proximity to populated coastlines or their importance to ecosystems and to us humans, face numerous pressures and a drastic decline. In “Forest of the Sea,” author David Helvarg dives into the subject, literally, to help reveal this unique undersea world. BookShelf contributing editor Jennifer Weeks has a review.

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Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Health [5]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
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National (U.S.) [12]
International [32]
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Federal Review on Weedkiller Sparks Backlash from Environment and Health Groups [33]

"Advocates for environmental and human health protections are seeking to challenge a decision by US regulators that they say will allow the continued use of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide linked to cancer and other health problems."

Chemicals [16]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [8]
Wildlife [34]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: The New Lede [35], 06/08/2026
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A Water Crisis Has The ‘Poster Boys’ of Iowa Farming Ready to Talk Regulation [36]

“More than a decade of voluntary farm conservation programs hasn’t gotten the state far enough on water quality, the Lobe Rangers say.”

Agriculture [37]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [19]
Food [38]
Government [22]
Health [7]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 06/08/2026
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In Years-Long Fight, Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win [40]

"A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities."

Activism [2]
Air [41]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Pollution [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [42]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 06/04/2026
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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water. [44]

"After shuttering two wells for recurring nitrate contamination, the riverside community of Princeton may face yet another costly fix."

Chemicals [16]
Disasters [4]
Health [7]
Infrastructure [45]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 06/04/2026
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Island Has Highest Levels Of Toxic Pfas In Drinking Water In Scotland. How? [47]

"Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas"

Chemicals [16]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Studies [48]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
People & Population [49]
Pollution [8]
Science [50]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
Europe [51]
Source: Guardian [52], 06/03/2026
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"One of Congress’ Most Popular Bills Is Running Into Trump Headwinds" [53]

"Legislation to approve water projects is typically one of the most bipartisan bills to pass Congress, but advancing a package this year may be harder thanks to President Donald Trump’s penchant for withholding funding from his political enemies."

Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Infrastructure [45]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [49]
Pollution [8]
Technology [25]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [54], 06/03/2026
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Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters [55]

"President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the Chemical Safety Board, the agency investigating last month’s deadly chemical leak in Kanawha County."

Chemicals [16]
Conflict/Corruption [3]
Consumer [18]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [19]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [49]
Pollution [8]
Technology [25]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [57], 06/03/2026
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