"Interview: Christopher Borgert on an Infamous Glyphosate Paper"
"The pharmacologist gathered more than 60 researchers to push back on the retraction of a Monsanto-linked research paper."
Source: Undark, 04/22/2026
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Maine Tightens Limits On PFAS In Drinking Water. Are Communities Ready?
"Nearly four dozen water systems that provide drinking water across Maine would be at risk of violating new limits on “forever chemicals” if the state began enforcing updated rules on the toxic substances today, showing how much work they have left to do to meet new requirements."
Source: Maine Monitor, 04/21/2026
Asia’s Longest Free-Flowing River Polluted By Arsenic From Myanmar Mines
"Independent testing of the Salween River began in September 2025 after researchers found alarming levels of toxic contaminants in the nearby Kok, Sai and Ruak rivers in Thailand, much of it linked to unregulated mining in Myanmar."
Source: Mongabay, 04/21/2026
Green Group Warns Potomac Is Nation's Most Endangered River
"The Potomac River, otherwise known as “the nation’s river,” has been named the most endangered river in the country, following a massive sewage spill earlier this year and the ongoing buildout of thirsty data centers across the watershed."
Source: Virginia Mercury, 04/21/2026
"Environmental Groups Sue to Block BP’s Plan to Drill in Deep Gulf Waters"
"Environmental groups sued the Trump administration on Monday to stop the British oil giant BP, which operated the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform that exploded in 2010, from starting a new $5 billion drilling project in ultra-deep waters in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: NYTimes, 04/21/2026
Owner of Polluting Plastic Waste Plant Seeks To Build Another
"Belching smoke from a new plastic waste processing plant in central Ohio has stirred opposition to an even larger “chemical recycling” factory planned for Arizona by the same company."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/21/2026
Illinois Weighs Warning System For Pesticide Spraying Near Parks, Schools
"A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would require certified pesticide users—anyone licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to use Restricted Use pesticides, such as paraquat or fumigant insecticides—to give written or emailed notice at least 24 hours before application at any school, child care facility or park located within 1,500 feet of application that opted to receive them."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/20/2026
Water Systems Struggle With Costs And Timelines For Cleaning Up PFAS
"Communities across the US are struggling to cope with impending federal requirements for eradicating two toxic PFAS chemicals from their drinking water systems, utility leaders said at a water policy conference this week."
Source: The New Lede, 04/20/2026
"BLM Advances Contentious South Dakota Uranium Mine"
"The Trump administration is moving ahead with a uranium mining project in South Dakota that’s drawn years of pushback from the Oglala Sioux Tribe." "Federal regulators are preparing an environmental review for a project opposed by members of a nearby tribe and conservation groups."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2026
EPA May Ease Regs On Chemical Plastic "Recycling," And Enviros Worry
"The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators. The possible change is alarming environmental advocates who say it would lead to more dangerous pollution spewing into communities, with fewer or no checks at the federal level."
Source: AP, 04/17/2026
