Pollution

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

"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

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