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Catching a Chemical Slipping Through the Regulatory Cracks [1]

A chemical found in widely used epoxy resins is an endocrine disruptor that remains largely unregulated, despite its ubiquity. That was the subject of a prizewinning explanatory reporting series that focused on the lesser-known bisphenol known as BADGE, and how it might affect artisan woodworkers, construction workers and many others. SEJournal talks with reporter Meg Wilcox (pictured) in this Inside Story Q&A.

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Chemicals [3]
Health [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
International [7]
Europe [8]
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Public [9]
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"Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles" [10]

"Climate “superfund” bills, based on the principle that oil companies should pay costs associated with climate change, are gaining ground in state legislatures around the country."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [15]
Public [9]
Asia [16]
Europe [8]
Source: NYTimes [17], 02/09/2026
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Hong Kong Court Jails Media Tycoon, British Citizen Jimmy Lai For 20 Years [18]

"A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years on Monday after he was found guilty of national security offences last December"

Activism [19]
Environmental Justice [12]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [20]
People & Population [15]
Public [9]
Asia [16]
Europe [8]
Source: BBC News [21], 02/09/2026
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"U.S. Push for Greenland’s Minerals Faces Harsh Arctic Realities" [22]

"President Trump has made access to Greenland’s vast reserves of critical minerals a focus of ongoing negotiations. But experts say the U.S. is underestimating the difficulties of mining in a rapidly changing Arctic region that is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [6]
Europe [8]
Source: YaleE360 [24], 02/06/2026
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King Charles' Documentary Sets Out His Philosophy For Saving The Planet [25]

King Charles III is clearly thinking about his legacy. In his new film, “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision,” Charles delivers a simple message — that humanity needs to restore the balance between man and nature if it hopes to solve global warming and many of the other problems facing the world today. Helping spread that gospel, he hopes, will be his legacy."

Activism [19]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Science [26]
Public [9]
International [7]
Europe [8]
Source: AP [27], 01/29/2026
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Court Orders Dutch Govt To Protect Caribbean Island From Climate Change [28]

"A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [9]
Europe [8]
Source: AP [30], 01/29/2026
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Europe’s Supermarkets Packed With ‘Misleading’ Claims About Recycled Plastic [31]

"Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum." "Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based".

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [35]
Public [9]
Europe [8]
Source: Guardian [36], 01/29/2026
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Amsterdam Defies Lobbying to Become 1st Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads [37]

"Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads through local law."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [38]
Journalism & Media [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [9]
Europe [8]
Source: DeSmog [39], 01/27/2026
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Outrage At Euro Science Center As Director Ousted After Glyphosate Study [40]

"A leading European chemical safety institute has ousted the director of its cancer research center after the director led an extensive testing program into the safety of the pesticide glyphosate, sparking concerns about chemical industry influence into what has been an independent research institution."

Agriculture [41]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [15]
Pollution [35]
Science [26]
Public [9]
International [7]
Europe [8]
Source: The New Lede [42], 01/27/2026
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The Joy of Rewilding [43]

Rewilding is a global movement to restore natural processes and boost biodiversity. It’s also the name of an online magazine launched by journalists Kat Tancock and Domini Clark. Their goal? To expose more people to the concept and inspire action through positive storytelling. Co-founder Tancock on the magazine’s editorial vision, opportunities for freelancers to contribute and what rewilding means to her.

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Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [45]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [34]
Journalism & Media [5]
Science [26]
Wildlife [46]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
International [7]
Canada [48]
Mexico [49]
Europe [8]
Visibility: 
Public [9]
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