Pollution

"More Than 200 Environmental Groups Demand Halt To New US Datacenters"

"A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming artificial intelligence industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills and worsening the climate crisis."

Source: Guardian, 12/09/2025

Journal Retracts Study On Safety Of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Ethical Concerns’

"The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide and its active ingredient glyphosate don’t cause cancer."

Source: Guardian, 12/09/2025

France's Tap Water Is Widely Polluted With TFA, The Most Common PFAS

"A French state health agency analyzed over 600 samples of drinking water. 92% of them contained traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the smallest PFAS molecule, which is suspected to be toxic. "

Source: Le Monde, 12/08/2025

Pesticide Drift Catches Schools Off Guard. Lawmakers Want Spraying Notice

"More than 700 Illinois schools are within a quarter-mile of crop fields, yet state law doesn’t require pesticide applicators to notify them before spraying. Advocates say a new notification proposal would give educators and park staff time to move children indoors and reduce exposure."

Source: Investgate Midwest, 12/08/2025

"‘Hail Mary Pass’: EPA Faces High Bar In Bid To Ditch Soot Rule"

"The Trump administration faces steep odds in persuading a federal court to throw out landmark EPA regulations targeting a pollutant that claims thousands of lives each year, according to specialists in environmental law."

Source: E&E News, 12/08/2025

"Corn’s Clean-Energy Promise Is Clashing With Its Climate Footprint"

"Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water."

Source: Floodlight, 12/08/2025

"Alaska Republicans Push Back On Trump Offshore Drilling Plan"

"Alaska’s Republican senators are splitting with the Trump administration over an expansive offshore lease plan that would open large swaths of the state’s waters to drilling."

Source: E&E News, 12/08/2025

"Plastic Pollution Could More Than Double By 2040, Report Finds"

"Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report."

Source: The New Lede, 12/08/2025

"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals"

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals."

Source: Guardian, 12/08/2025

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