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"Interview: Christopher Borgert on an Infamous Glyphosate Paper" [1]

"The pharmacologist gathered more than 60 researchers to push back on the retraction of a Monsanto-linked research paper."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Science [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Undark [13], 04/22/2026
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"Leaked Memos Show Supreme Court Ignored Climate Dangers In Obama Regs Fight" [14]

"When the Supreme Court blocked President Barack Obama’s signature climate regulation a decade ago, conservative justices were worried about the cost to industry, according to private memos reported by The New York Times."

Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [19], 04/22/2026
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"Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Actions Targeting Wind And Solar" [20]

"A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday sided with renewable energy developers in their challenge to the Trump administration’s actions targeting wind and solar projects, blocking the administration from enforcing decisions that advocates say have slowed the development of projects across the country."

Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [9]
Technology [22]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [23], 04/22/2026
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#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [24]

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff [25], Nathaniel Eisen [26], Nhung Nguyen [27] and Marlowe Starling [28] provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work [24] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [30]
Agriculture [2]
Air [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [15]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Environmental Studies [34]
Food [35]
Forests [36]
Government [37]
Health [38]
Infrastructure [21]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Policy [41]
Pollution [9]
Science [10]
Technology [22]
Transportation [42]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Wildlife [45]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago [47]

Nearly as rejuvenating as attending the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual gathering is perusing the après-conference spoof by contributing quipster David Helvarg. While it seemed he was mostly there unabashedly preselling his forthcoming book, he somehow found time to send up SEJ’s earnest sessions, lambast its blown-up tours and rib its beat dinners. Read his Chicago roast.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Air [31]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Government [37]
Health [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Natural Resources [18]
Policy [41]
Pollution [9]
Science [10]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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"Record US Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply And Food Prices" [49]

"Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it’s a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [15]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [21]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [50], 04/21/2026
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Maine Tightens Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water. Are Communities Ready? [51]

"Nearly four dozen water systems that provide drinking water across Maine would be at risk of violating new limits on “forever chemicals” if the state began enforcing updated rules on the toxic substances today, showing how much work they have left to do to meet new requirements."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Source: Maine Monitor [53], 04/21/2026
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"‘The Absolute Edge Of Precedent’: FERC Prepares To Take On Data Centers" [54]

"The commission is pushing to get data centers onto the grid, and fast. The high-stakes move could tip the balance of regulatory power against the states."

Climate Change [15]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [37]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Planning & Growth [40]
Pollution [9]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [55], 04/21/2026
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Trump Interior Dept. Unveils Emergency Plans For Colorado River [56]

"The Trump administration will pull its emergency levers to head off a major water and power crisis." "Interior said it will cut releases out of one of the river’s two main reservoirs, Lake Powell, to the minimum amount legally allowed — 6 million acre-feet — between now and October."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [15]
Consumer [33]
Disasters [57]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [37]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Planning & Growth [40]
Technology [22]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [58], 04/21/2026
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Green Group Warns Potomac Is Nation's Most Endangered River [59]

"The Potomac River, otherwise known as “the nation’s river,” has been named the most endangered river in the country, following a massive sewage spill earlier this year and the ongoing buildout of thirsty data centers across the watershed."

Biodiversity [32]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [57]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Infrastructure [21]
Pollution [9]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Source: Virginia Mercury [61], 04/21/2026
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