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"Maine’s Support for Farms With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Seen as Model" [1]

"It’s been a decade since farmers began to learn that contamination from PFAS unknowingly spread across their property could devastate their lives and livelihoods, but Maine is showing it’s possible to keep farms going despite the problems caused by the “forever chemicals.”

Agriculture [2]
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Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 03/31/2026
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Iran War Could Leave Environmental Damage, Health Risks For Decades: Experts [17]

"The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health — and will leave behind environmental damage and health risks that could persist for decades, experts said."

Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Military [20]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [22]
Middle East [23]
Source: AP [24], 03/31/2026
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"Health Groups Sue EPA Over Power Plant Mercury Emissions Rule" [25]

"A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a petition for review Monday, arguing the EPA’s recent move to weaken power plant emission rules endangers people’s health and lives."

Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [28], 03/31/2026
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War Is Pushing Up Energy Prices Now. Trump's Policies Could Hurt For Years. [29]

"If you've opened your natural gas or electric bill lately and bit back a scream, or watched the numbers tick up and up at the gas pump, you're not alone. For many Americans, energy prices feel uncomfortably high right now."

Climate Change [26]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Transportation [31]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [22]
Middle East [23]
Source: NPR [32], 03/31/2026
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"Trump’s First Surgeon General Tries To Stop Nominee From Being Confirmed" [33]

"The president was non-committal when asked Sunday night about Casey Means’s nomination, which has stalled in the Senate."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [26]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Science [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [35], 03/31/2026
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EPA Rollbacks Would Raise Communities' Risk For Chemical Disasters: Workers [36]

"Workers, lawmakers and environmental advocates gathered  this week to speak out against a proposed federal rule that would roll back protections for people who live near hazardous facilities across the country."

Activism [37]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Technology [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [39], 03/31/2026
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"Court Allows Endangered Species ‘God Squad’ to Meet Tuesday" [40]

"Interior Secretary Doug Burgum can convene the Endangered Species Committee, or “God Squad,” on March 31 to approve the Pentagon’s request to exempt all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act because of national security needs, a judge ruled Friday."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [5]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Pollution [10]
Technology [38]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [43], 03/31/2026
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Why I Write About Extinction [44]

Reporting on species who are gone forever can be disheartening, but don’t let that stop you. After more than two decades on the extinction beat, John R. Platt has learned this work can also be deeply rewarding. He explains why he’s stuck with it and why other journalists should consider joining him in telling the stories of vanishing animals and plants.

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Religion, Faith and Spirituality [49]
Science [34]
Wildlife [42]
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"Scientists Urge Action On Glyphosate, Citing Strong Links To Cancer [50]

"US and European regulators should take urgent action to more tightly regulate glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer, in light of strong scientific evidence that the pesticide can cause cancer and other health problems, a group of international scientists said on Friday."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [51]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Science [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [52], 03/30/2026
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This Black Town Has E. Coli in Its Drinking Water, but Feds Just Cut Support [53]

"Cahokia Heights, ​a Black Illinois community, was already drowning in sewage. Now it faces the loss of crucial federal repair money."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [21]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [54]
Source: Capital B [55], 03/30/2026
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