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In Years-Long Fight, Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win [1]

"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 [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [10], 06/04/2026
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An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water. [11]

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

Chemicals [12]
Disasters [13]
Health [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 06/04/2026
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Island Has Highest Levels Of Toxic Pfas In Drinking Water In Scotland. How? [18]

"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 [12]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Studies [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [6]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [7]
Europe [24]
Source: Guardian [25], 06/03/2026
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"One of Congress’ Most Popular Bills Is Running Into Trump Headwinds" [26]

"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 [19]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [6]
Technology [30]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [31], 06/03/2026
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Trump Wants To Close Federal Watchdog Probing W. Va.’s Chemical Disasters [32]

"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 [12]
Conflict/Corruption [33]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [13]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [6]
Technology [30]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [34]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [35], 06/03/2026
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"Indiana Coal Plant That Trump Forced To Stay Open Is Not Operating" [36]

"The DOE says the Schahfer plant is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for much of 2026. The grid is set to be just fine without it this summer."

Climate Change [37]
Conflict/Corruption [33]
Consumer [19]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [6]
Technology [30]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Canary Media [39], 06/03/2026
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"Dangerous Chemical Plant Disasters Spotlight Trump’s Deregulatory Efforts" [40]

"Critics are outraged that the Trump administration is moving to roll back chemical safety rules even as the U.S. faces deadly industrial chemical incidents."

Chemicals [12]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [41]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [6]
Technology [30]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [42], 06/02/2026
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"Erin Brockovich Takes Aim At Data Center Secrecy" [43]

"Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has a new mission: bringing more transparency to data center construction and the impact those data centers have on nearby communities. Brockovich — who was famously played by Julia Roberts in a film dramatizing her legal case against Pacific Gas & Electric — recently launched a website with a map of data centers across the United States."

Activism [2]
Air [3]
Climate Change [37]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [22]
Planning & Growth [44]
Pollution [6]
Technology [30]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: TechCrunch [45], 06/02/2026
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June 25, 2026

Webinar — Reporting on Toxics & Health: Lessons from covering “forever chemicals” [46]

June 25, 2026, 12:00 pm US Eastern Time. In this Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE) webinar, award-winning chemical pollution reporters Sharon Lerner of ProPublica and Stéphane Horel of Le Monde will discuss the importance of accurate local reporting on toxic chemicals. Focusing on PFAS “forever chemicals” as an example, the speakers will explore the critical role of journalists in covering chemical health hazards, public decision-making, and industry strategies to influence both policy and science. 

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Chemicals [12]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Health [14]
Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Policy [49]
Pollution [6]
Science [23]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
International [50]

Risk Data Is There Despite Efforts To Hide It [51]

Hazmat risk data has long been subject to blackout efforts by industry. And now, Trump administration allies may change the rules to make existing information even harder to get. But Reporter’s Toolbox knows where journalists can still find the goods to support their reporting. Read on to learn about risks to the program in question — and Toolbox workarounds.

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Government [41]
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