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State Bans Reduce ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Clothing And Textiles: Report [1]

"State laws banning Pfas in clothing and textiles have significantly reduced the amount of toxic “forever chemicals” used in the products, which public health advocates say marks a major public health win and underscores the value in protective policy."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [11], 06/17/2026
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Paramount Rejected Ad Slamming Its Owners And Warner Bros Acquisition [12]

"Paramount Skydance refused to air an ad submitted by a press freedom group that heavily criticized the network’s leadership and merger with Warner Bros Discovery, with an advertising associate deeming it a “conflict of interest”.

Conflict/Corruption [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [16], 06/17/2026
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Billionaire Donor Benefits as Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Wells [17]

"Trump’s EPA is planning to weaken restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. Oil billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand, a major Trump donor, is set to reap the benefits. Society as a whole will deal with the environmental costs."

Air [18]
Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [19]
Conflict/Corruption [13]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
South America [22]
Source: ProPublica [23], 06/17/2026
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Rebuilding To Endure [24]

"In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated the southern Appalachians in late September 2024, Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout went up in a helicopter to survey the damage. What she saw was deeply troubling. 'When Helene happened, we ended up with 58 landslides spread across 200 linear miles of the parkway,' Swartout says."

Activism [25]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [26]
Forests [27]
Government [6]
Infrastructure [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: National Parks Traveler [32], 06/15/2026
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Trump Attacks Forest And Wildfire Research Just As West Is Poised To Burn [33]

"Few public universities get more federal research funding than the University of Washington."

Biodiversity [34]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [27]
Government [6]
People & Population [35]
Science [36]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NPR [37], 06/15/2026
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EPA Sends California Emissions Rules To Congress, Hoping For Reversal [38]

"The U.S. Environmental ​Protection Agency on Friday said it was sending the Republican-controlled Congress landmark California vehicle emissions rules for potential ‌repeal, its latest effort to prevent tougher state tailpipe requirements."

Air [18]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [39]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [40]
Source: Reuters [41], 06/15/2026
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Trump NPS Ordered To Restore History, Climate Info Removed From Parks [42]

"A federal judge Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to restore interpretative materials pertaining to history and climate change removed from national parks under President Donald Trump’s order.

Consumer [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Environmental Studies [43]
Government [6]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [35]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: National Parks Traveler [44], 06/15/2026
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"On the Historic Route From Selma to Montgomery, an AI Cloud Looms" [45]

"In this rural Alabama community, some residents can’t flush their toilets. Developers want to build a state-of-the-art data center next door."

Activism [25]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [47]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 06/12/2026
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Union Warns Of Safety Issues After EPA Cuts Desk Phones [49]

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency.”

Consumer [3]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [6]
People & Population [35]
Technology [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: The Hill [50], 06/11/2026
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Screwworm Detections In Texas Grow As Response Expands [51]

“A new case of New World Screwworm was confirmed on Tuesday in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, bringing the total cases of NWS in the United States to six."

Agriculture [52]
Biodiversity [34]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [14]
Food [53]
Government [6]
People & Population [35]
Wildlife [54]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Mexico [55]
Source: Texas Public Radio [56], 06/11/2026
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