"Political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have told scientists there to apply to new jobs, implying that those who do not may be fired, according to an official with a union representing the agency’s employees."

"Reorganizations at the EPA may get rid of the agency’s fundamental program for research around the risks of toxic chemicals."

"House Republicans are calling for billions of dollars in funding cuts for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under former President Joe Biden."

"The first bellwether personal injury trial in a nationwide proceeding over damages from PFAS in specialized firefighting foam will focus on kidney cancer, the court managing the multidistrict case litigation ordered Friday."

"Congress has voted to kill a Biden-era rule requiring rubber tire makers to clean up planet-warming emissions from their manufacturing processes in the U.S."

"The plans laid out May 2 included new organizational charts that suggest the elimination of — or, at the very least, the relocation of — key programs tackling climate change, “forever chemicals” and pollution prevention."

"The Trump administration has tightened its control over the independent agency responsible for overseeing America's nuclear reactors, and it is considering an executive order that could further erode its autonomy, two U.S. officials who declined to speak publicly because they feared retribution told NPR."

"The Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and rockets, including some caused by Elon Musk’s space companies, raising new conflict-of-interest questions about the billionaire SpaceX and Starlink owner."

"The EPA is the nation's top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement."

"Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study."