Published on SEJ (https://www.sej.org)

Home > Environmental Health

"EPA Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Children’s Brains" [1]

"The Trump administration has rejected scientific evidence linking the pesticide chlorpyrifos to serious health problems, directly contradicting federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that it can stunt brain development in children."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Science [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [12], 09/24/2020

'It Smells Bad, It Tastes Bad': How Americans Stopped Trusting Their Water [13]

"Many residents of Martin County, Kentucky, won’t drink their tap water, a legacy of years of mismanagement".

Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [16], 09/23/2020

"EPA About to Reverse Clinton-Era Toxic Air Pollution Policy" [17]

"Power plants, refineries, and other industrial sources may now be able to avoid stringent pollution controls if the toxic air particles they emit fall below a mandated legal threshold."

Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 09/23/2020

EPA Questions Science Linking Pesticide To Brain Damage In Children [20]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday diminished studies linking a widely-used pesticide associated with brain damage in children, a move that could enable years of continued use of controversial chlorpyrifos."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Science [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: The Hill [21], 09/23/2020

"Hot Roads And Roofs Send Harmful Pollution Into The Air" [22]

"Asphalt—a petroleum product used on roads and roofs—is a significant source of harmful chemicals that end up contributing to ozone and particulate matter pollution, according to a study published today in Science Advances."

Air [18]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: EHN [23], 09/22/2020

CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Covid-19 [24]

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidance Friday evening saying that aerosol transmission might be one of the "most common" ways the coronavirus is spreading — and then took the guidance down on Monday."

Air [18]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [4]
Health [26]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NPR [27], 09/22/2020

"US EPA Reapproves Atrazine" [28]

"After reviewing the risks of atrazine for more than 7 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency says the widely used herbicide can stay on the market with some new restrictions. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced this final decision on Sept. 18, during an event in Missouri attended by farm-group leaders and local lawmakers."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: C&EN [29], 09/22/2020
October 7, 2020 to October 9, 2020

IJNR Virtual Workshop for Journalists: Changes at the EPA [30]

This free Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop for journalists will explore the past, present and potential future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Registration opens Sep 21 to the first 25 registrants.

Other Events [31]
Visibility: 
Public [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [6]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Policy [34]

"Botswana Says Toxins In Water Cause Of Mysterious Elephant Deaths" [35]

"The deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana this year which had baffled and alarmed conservationists were caused by toxins produced by cyanobacteria in water, officials said on Monday."

Biodiversity [36]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [4]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [37]
Public [10]
Africa [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 09/21/2020

‘This Does Not Look Good for Children’: Fires Pose Risk to Young Lungs [40]

"The wildfires blazing in the West could hinder developing lungs, worsen asthma and even lead to the condition in those who don’t have it but are genetically disposed to it."

"SAN FRANCISCO — Ian MacDonald, a 14-year-old in Portland, Ore., got a treat from his parents the other day. He was allowed to go outside.

Air [18]
Climate Change [41]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Pollution [8]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [42], 09/21/2020

Pages

The Society of Environmental Journalists
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 558-2055
Email: sej@sej.org
© 2026 The Society of Environmental Journalists. All Rights Reserved.
All graphics © SEJ, unless otherwise stated.
Source URL:https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=394

Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-rejects-its-own-findings-pesticide-harms-children-s-brains [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [10] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [11] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [12] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/epa-pesticide-chlorpyrifos-children.html [13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/it-smells-bad-it-tastes-bad-how-americans-stopped-trusting-their-water [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [16] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/22/martin-county-kentucky-tap-water [17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-about-reverse-clinton-era-toxic-air-pollution-policy [18] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [19] https://bnanews.bna.com/environment-and-energy/epa-about-to-reverse-clinton-era-toxic-air-pollution-policy [20] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-questions-science-linking-pesticide-brain-damage-children [21] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/517654-epa-questions-science-linking-widely-used-pesticide-to-brain-damage [22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hot-roads-and-roofs-send-harmful-pollution-air [23] https://www.ehn.org/asphalt-air-pollution-2647424980.html [24] https://www.sej.org/headlines/cdc-publishes-then-withdraws-guidance-aerosol-spread-covid-19 [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [27] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/21/915351325/cdc-publishes-then-withdraws-guidance-on-aerosol-spread-of-coronavirus [28] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-epa-reapproves-atrazine [29] https://cen.acs.org/environment/pesticides/US-EPA-reapproves-atrazine/98/web/2020/09 [30] https://www.sej.org/calendar/ijnr-virtual-workshop-journalists-changes-epa [31] https://www.sej.org/category/event-type/other-events [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/government [33] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [34] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/policy [35] https://www.sej.org/headlines/botswana-says-toxins-water-cause-mysterious-elephant-deaths [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa [39] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-botswana-elephants/botswana-says-toxins-in-water-cause-of-mysterious-elephant-deaths-idUSKCN26C0WA [40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/does-not-look-good-children-fires-pose-risk-young-lungs [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [42] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/health/wildfires-children-lungs.html?smid=tw-nythealth&smtyp=cur [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=393 [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=390 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=391 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=392 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=395 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=396 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=397 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=398 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health?page=819