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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

"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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