Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Tag: EPA

House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in...

A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.

Common weedkiller ingredient diquat linked to organ damage and gut harm...

New research shows diquat, used in place of glyphosate, is more toxic and banned abroad but widely sprayed in US agriculture.

Trump signs Congressional Review Act, reverses three California clean vehicle programs

California plans to challenge the resolutions through legal action.

Federal judge slams Trump funding freeze, orders restoration of $176 million...

Judge Gergel rules that the Trump administration violated congressional authority and the law by halting environmental and climate-related funding to cities and nonprofits across the U.S.

Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking...

Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.

Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...

In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.

Trump administration dismantles pollution protections and deletes public data as EPA...

Environmental groups sue over deletion of climate and justice tools while polluters receive fast-tracked exemptions from EPA oversight.

Federal judge halts Trump administration freeze on billions in climate and...

Court rules that blocking congressionally approved aid for clean energy, public health, and environmental protection violated federal law and harmed communities nationwide.

How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.

Judge blocks Trump EPA from clawing back $14 billion in climate...

Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.”

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While some experts caution against CT scans, many believe the modeling used in this study left much uncertainty.
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White House cancels $810 million in congressional spending days before fiscal year ends

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Republican, called the pocket rescission unlawful, and the House is out of session until after the November election.
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Tennessee lawmakers demand answers after report that private youth prisons hid abuse

One company runs all three of the state's highest-security youth prisons, and Tennessee plans to spend more than $400 million on additional facilities.
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She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.

A patient in Illinois was billed after leaving an emergency room without being treated, in KFF Health News' Bill of the Month series.
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Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths

Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.