"EPA is now among the agencies facing court orders to reinstate “probationary” employees who were terminated as part of President Donald Trump’s endeavor to shrink the federal government."

"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands."

"The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of dangerous heavy metals, setting off what researchers say is a toxic “time bomb.”"

"President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move intended to help keep some of the nation's dirtiest plants operational."

"The EPA will redefine waters of the US, or WOTUS, to comply with the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Sackett v. EPA, which lifted Clean Water Act jurisdiction on many wetlands, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday."

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated this week that it will steer its environmental enforcement officers away from energy companies."

"The former congressman who drew scrutiny for anti-vaccine views did not appear to have the votes for confirmation amid a measles outbreak, according to people familiar."

"Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife."