Pollution

China and US-Mexico Border Experienced Record Dust Storms in 2025: WMO

"Record-breaking sand and dust storms battered parts of China and the U.S.-Mexico border ​region during 2025, disrupting transport, damaging health and ‌the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday."

Source: Reuters, 07/10/2026

Lax Oversight Of Hog CAFOs Harms Endangered Species, Study Finds

"Large concentrated hog farms that send manure contamination into local waterways not only impact human health but threaten the existence of more than a dozen endangered species, according to a new study."

Source: The New Lede, 07/10/2026

New York Sues 3M, DuPont And Other Companies Over Forever Chemicals

"New York’s attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products."

Source: AP, 07/10/2026

EPA Joins DOJ’s Legal Defense of Musk’s xAI

"The Trump administration is working to correct an apparent mistake in its unusual petition to end an environmental lawsuit by the NAACP against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. Now, the Justice Department says, its motion is also backed by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin."

Source: E&E News, 07/10/2026

Sea Mining Could Devastate Enigmatic Group of Creatures: Researchers

"Deep-sea mining threatens to drive to extinction more than half of the snails and other mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents, according to the latest update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the global scientific authority on the status of species."

Source: New York Times, 07/10/2026

EPA Moves To Cut Truck Pollution Requirements

"The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is proposing to loosen requirements for pollution controls that rein in emissions from heavy duty trucks." "The administration said the technical changes are expected to allow for more flexibility for truck companies, when compared to a Biden-era rule."

Source: The Hill, 07/10/2026

EPA’s Pesticide Approvals Prompt Fears of PFAS Contamination on Farms

"Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a flurry of controversial approvals."

Source: Civil Eats, 07/09/2026

Microplastic Pollution Can Fuel Rise In Antibiotic Resistance: Studies

"Plastic pollution and drug-resistant infections are usually regarded as separate global crises. But emerging research suggests links between them: Microplastic particles in the environment are colonized by bacteria, and those bacteria develop antibiotic resistance at an unprecedented rate."

Source: Mongabay, 07/09/2026

Greens Petition EPA To Add Warnings To Pesticides Linked To Cancer

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should require cancer warnings on all pesticide products containing ingredients the agency has found show evidence of carcinogenicity, according to an emergency petition filed Wednesday by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental health advocacy group."

Source: The New Lede, 07/09/2026

EPA’s Pesticide Approvals Prompt Fears of PFAS Contamination on Farms

"Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order supporting regenerative agriculture practices that he said would “reduce overall use” of chemical pesticides, his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a flurry of controversial approvals."

Source: Civil Eats, 07/09/2026

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