Environmental Health

"FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers"

"Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are advising their staff to prepare for the elimination of 1,000 jobs this month as part of changes that Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is overseeing at the agency, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions."

Source: NYTimes, 01/09/2026

After White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area

"Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white."

Source: Capital B, 01/09/2026

"Hundreds Of Groups Urge Congress Not To Weaken Chemical Safety Law"

"Hundreds of environmental and health groups are urging Congress not to weaken the nation’s premier chemical safety law as Republican lawmakers signal a willingness to reopen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)."

Source: The New Lede, 01/08/2026

"Environmental Health Perspectives Joins The ACS Publications Portfolio"

"The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is proud to announce that Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) has joined the ACS Publications portfolio. EHP is a globally respected journal with a legacy as a premier source for research findings at the intersection of the environment and human health."

Source: ACS, 01/08/2026

FDA Misses Another Deadline To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair-Straighteners

"The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black women."

Source: CNN, 01/08/2026

"New Dietary Guidance Pushes Whole Milk, Warns Against Processed Food"

"The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines Wednesday that call for Americans to limit highly processed foods, such as those high in added sugars and sodium, and that endorse products that had once been discouraged by many nutritionists, such as whole milk, butter and red meat."

Source: Washington Post, 01/08/2026

Loosely Regulated Petrochemical Barge Industry Commandeers a Texas River

"Over the past 30 years, federal and state agencies in Texas have allowed hundreds of oil and chemical barges to amass in a once-tranquil section of the San Jacinto River, just east of Houston." "People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the buildup."

Source: Public Health Watch, 01/07/2026

Under Order, EPA Says It Will Propose Drinking Water Limit For Perchlorate

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn’t significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered it."

Source: AP, 01/07/2026

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