Pollution

EPA Was Considering Massive Omaha Lead Cleanup. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.

"For over a century, a smelter and other plants polluted Omaha with 400 million pounds of lead. The city now has the largest residential lead cleanup site in the U.S."

Source: Flatwater Free Press, 12/12/2025

"A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State"

"Fewer inspections, weaker enforcement and less oversight: Deep cuts to state budgets and at the Environmental Protection Agency are preventing regulators from fully protecting the public from pollution, according to a report released today by the Environmental Integrity Project."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/11/2025

Greenpeace Scrutinizes Environmental Record of the Company That Sued Them

"The nonprofit said in a new report that pipeline company Energy Transfer reported hundreds of oil spills to federal regulators in recent years, among other incidents."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/11/2025

Chemicals In Food System Creating Health Burden Of $2.2Tn A Year: Report

"Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture."

Source: Guardian, 12/11/2025

DOJ Ends Monitoring Of Illegal Dumping In Houston Minority Neighborhoods

"The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with the city of Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods, part of the Trump administration’s broad dismantling of environmental justice initiatives."

Source: AP, 12/10/2025

Trump Said Weaker Gas Mileage Rules Will Mean Cheaper Cars. Experts Disagree

"President Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken rules for how far automakers’ new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline, set under former President Joe Biden. ... Here are the facts."

Source: AP, 12/10/2025

Arizona Probes Proposed Critical Mineral Mine’s Polluted Water Discharge

"A proposed critical minerals mine in southern Arizona that was the first added to a federal permitting process designed to be quicker and more transparent has reported water with levels exceeding the state’s regulatory limits of a mineral that can damage the heart, lungs, stomach and eyes."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/10/2025

Chemical Lobbyists At Trump EPA Double Amount of Formaldehyde Deemed Safe

"Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or use them." "The chemical industry finally got its wish."

Source: ProPublica, 12/10/2025

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