Mining Made Tar Creek A Toxic Wasteland. Quapaw Nation Brought It Back.
"The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country’s worst sites of environmental contamination"
Source: Guardian, 03/17/2026
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Top US Lobbying Firms Working Both Sides Of The Pfas Issue At The Same Time
"Some top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas “forever chemicals” issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states’ efforts to rein in the public health threat."
Source: Guardian, 03/17/2026
Dams Full Of Toxic Mining Waste, Dotted Around The World, Often Burst
"As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia’s copper belt in February 2025, more than 50m cubic litres of acid and heavy metals poured into the Chambishi stream – a tributary of the Kafue River, the country’s longest waterway."
Source: Guardian, 03/16/2026
EPA Moves To Weaken Pollution Limits On Toxic Chemical Ethylene Oxide
"The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes."
Source: AP, 03/16/2026
"Iran War Could Spark The Next Global Food Crisis"
"The Iran conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer costs, raising alarms over a return of food inflation. Farmers are bracing for resource shortages that could drag down harvests."
Source: DW, 03/13/2026
40% Of Produce From Nation’s Largest Supplier Contains ‘Forever’ Pesticides
"Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” according to a new investigation."
Source: CNN, 03/12/2026
"Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution"
"A major environmental justice case tying slavery’s legacy to Cancer Alley reached a new phase after a judge rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss last month."
Source: DeSmog, 03/12/2026
EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Over Supreme Court Fight, Agency Records Show
"Top US regulators met with Bayer’s CEO last year to discuss “litigation” issues – including “Supreme Court Action” over its glyphosate weed killer – just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show."
Source: The New Lede, 03/12/2026
"Report Raises Alarm Over GMO Wheat As It Inches Closer To US Fields"
"A genetically modified wheat under development in the US would increase the use of an herbicide that is linked to soil, water and fetal harm, according to a new report."
Source: The New Lede, 03/11/2026
"War Brings New Water Crises to an Already-Parched Iran"
"Iran has accused the United States of bombing a desalination plant on Qeshm Island. The country was already facing a severe water shortage." "The war in Iran has exposed the country’s water woes, which had been pushed to the brink by climate change, excessive agricultural use and decades of mismanagement."
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2026
