Pollution

GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge

"Republicans are quietly moving to kill proposed regulations for PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge that is spread on farmland as fertilizer, a practice that has sickened farmers across the country, destroyed their livelihoods and contaminated food and water supplies."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/29/2025

"Senate Spending Bills Take Trump To Task"

"Senate appropriators on Thursday approved a $41.5 billion spending bill to fund the Interior Department and EPA, setting up a showdown with the House and President Donald Trump. The bill represents a bipartisan compromise on the agency budgets, a necessity given the need to attract 60 votes on appropriations measures in the Senate."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

"EPA To Launch Plan Tuesday For Undoing Climate Rule Cornerstone"

"The Trump administration is planning to release a proposal Tuesday that would overturn a 16-year-old scientific finding that has allowed three administrations to regulate climate pollution."

Source: E&E News, 07/29/2025

Committee Moves Bayer And Pesticide Makers Closer To Protections From Suits

"A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products."

Source: The New Lede, 07/28/2025

PFAS Chemicals Are Contaminating Great Lakes Drinking Water

"There has been evidence for a few years that levels in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence were higher than the national average, but not high enough to cause immediate alarm. But what is considered safe is evolving, as research increasingly links forever chemicals to an array of potential health risks, such as cancer and reproductive issues."

Source: CBC, 07/25/2025

For Millions In US Mobile Home Parks, Clean And Safe Tap Water Isn’t A Given

"More than 50 years after the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed to ensure that Americans’ water is free from harmful bacteria, lead and other dangerous substances, millions of people living in mobile home parks can’t always count on those basic protections."

Source: AP, 07/25/2025

US, Mexico Sign Accord To Combat Tijuana River Sewage Flowing Across Border

"The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps and a new timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches, officials from both countries announced Thursday."

Source: AP, 07/25/2025

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