"States Snub Trump’s Plan To Ease ‘Forever Chemicals’ Limits"
"EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2026
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"Massie Seeks To Undo Trump’s Pro-Glyphosate Executive Order"
"At least one Republican lawmaker is formally pushing back on President Trump’s effort to boost a controversial herbicide, glyphosate, that’s reviled by supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement."
Source: The Hill, 02/25/2026
"Virginia House Delays Action on Bill Banning Paraquat"
"A bill banning the pesticide paraquat died last week in the Virginia House of Delegates after the chamber’s Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee voted 22-0, with little explanation, to carry the measure over to next year for consideration."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/25/2026
Judge Rules That Exxon May Sue Calif. AG For Defamation Over Recycling
"The federal judge rejected the California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to dismiss Exxon Mobil’s lawsuit accusing Bonta of defamation for criticizing Exxon Mobil’s advanced plastics recycling initiatives."
Source: Reuters, 02/25/2026
"EPA Official Touts Controversial TSCA Reforms"
"A top US regulatory official on Monday championed controversial chemical review reforms that critics say will support industry interests while weakening protections against toxic chemicals for the public."
Source: The New Lede, 02/25/2026
"U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS"
"Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments."
Source: ProPublica, 02/24/2026
USDA Has Ability To Respond To PFAS Crisis On Farmland: NAS Report
"Federal regulators have a range of solutions available to tackle the widespread contamination of farmland with toxic chemicals, according to a new report by US academics."
Source: The New Lede, 02/24/2026
"Trump Spares Power Plants From Mercury Emissions Clampdown"
"The Trump administration is reopening a loophole to allow more mercury emissions from some coal-fired power plants, provoking swift denunciations from public health advocates who said the rollback will leave children at further risk of exposure to the brain-damaging element."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2026
‘There Has To Be Glitter’: Rio Carnival Loves Beach-Polluting Microplastics
"A bill banning the sale and use of plastic and metallic glitter has yet to go through in Brazil as the capital’s sandy shores bear cost of carnival’s shine"
Source: Guardian, 02/23/2026
Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is a Long-Lasting Public Health Calamity
"Political gridlock has allowed the situation to worsen for decades"
Source: Sierra, 02/23/2026
